4-Methyl-2-pentanol

CAS 108-11-2

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, 2024$103M

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 Confidential · 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

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Eastman Chemical

Nalco- An Ecolab

Newmarket

EPA-registered importers (7)

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

Jsr · JP Japan

Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Teck Resources · CA Canada

Jsr Micro

Solvay

Show all 7

Teck American Incorporated

Transchem

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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

Used in 8 sectors as 6 functional roles.

•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—repackaging
•Solvent in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.31/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$153.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$0.51	500 g	97%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-11-2

PubChem CID7910

DTXSIDDTXSID2026781

FormulaC6H14O

Mol. Weight102.17 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CC(C)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2026781Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7910Retrieved 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

4-Methyl-2-pentanol (CAS 108-11-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-11-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2026781. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2026781 PubChem: 7910. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7910 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-11-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-11-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 108-11-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/