2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$82M
Top SourceGermany 18%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290539 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
- Canada
- Liechtenstein
- Israel
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Ukraine
- Singapore
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Monument Chemical
Solvchem
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Rudolf Gmbh · DE Germany
M.A.Global Resources
Rudolf Venture Chemical
Shin Etsu Silicones Of America
Solvay
Show all 6
The Procter & Gamble
Why It Matters
Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
Used in 9 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$76.00 / 5 kg
Purity98%
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 5 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 18 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 18 kg | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 50 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 25 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.57 | 250 g | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $89.00 | 1 g | 99.82% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $137.94 | 1 g | 99.17% |
| Molnova | China | $450.00 | 100 mg | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 97% |
Chemical Identity
CAS107-41-5
PubChem CID7870
DTXSIDDTXSID5021885
FormulaC6H14O2
Mol. Weight118.17 g/mol
SMILESCC(CC(C)(C)O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID50218852026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
78702026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7870/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7870.json
107-41-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 107-41-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv