Pentane

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

Molecular structure of 109-66-0
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 (9)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Chevron
Delta Air Lines
Energy Transfer
Hunt Consolidated
Show all 9
Marathon Petroleum
Par Pacific Holdings
Phillips 66
Shell Chemical
EPA-registered importers (9)
Alfa Sab De Cv · MX Mexico
Basf Se · DE Germany
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Allchem Industries Holding
Basf
Show all 9
Cellofoam North America
Lg Chem America
Styropek Usa
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyElectronicsPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Fuel in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Swelling agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$217.80/gLabotest KG
CountryGermany
Pack$1089.00 / 5000 mg
Purity90%
Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS109-66-0
PubChem CID8003
DTXSIDDTXSID2025846
FormulaC5H12
Mol. Weight72.15 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID20258462026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

80032026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8003/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8003.json

109-66-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 109-66-02026-04-25

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

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