3,7-Dimethyloctan-1-ol

CAS 106-21-8

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production25.7K lb

Import value, 2024$103M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceGermany 46%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290519 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 25.7K lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 122 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Indonesia
Brazil
Canada
Singapore
Armenia
Slovakia
Argentina
Ukraine
Ireland
Netherlands
Hong Kong

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Iff Chemical Holdings

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$18.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.06	1 kg	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.07	500 g	—
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.13	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.16	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.31	100 g	99.24%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.24	100 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$40.00	1 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-21-8

PubChem CID7792

DTXSIDDTXSID5044360

FormulaC10H22O

Mol. Weight158.28 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCCC(C)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5044360Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7792Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

3,7-Dimethyloctan-1-ol (CAS 106-21-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-21-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5044360. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5044360 PubChem: 7792. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7792 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-21-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-21-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 106-21-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/