2-Methylpentane

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US ProductionCBI

Import Value$917M

Top SourceCanada 95%

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 290110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

Shell · GB United Kingdom

Calumet Specialty Products Partners

Chevron

Shell Chemical

EPA-registered importers (4)

Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan

Ies Downstream

The Sherwin Williams

Toyota Tsusho America

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodEnergyPaper & Printing

Downstream UsesNo data available

FDA Shortage Status

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Solvent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Anti-adhesive agents in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.48/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$240.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.52	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.55	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.20	100 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.20	100 g	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS107-83-5

PubChem CID7892

DTXSIDDTXSID4029143

FormulaC6H14

Mol. Weight86.18 g/mol

SMILESCCCC(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID40291432026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

78922026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7892/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7892.json

107-83-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 107-83-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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