2-Butyne-1,4-diol

CAS 110-65-6

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

Molecular structure of 110-65-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$82M
Top sourceGermany 18%

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 290539 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 48 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Macdermid
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
The Lycra

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$24.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS110-65-6
PubChem CID8066
DTXSIDDTXSID4021921
FormulaC4H6O2
Mol. Weight86.09 g/mol
SMILESC(C#CCO)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

2-Butyne-1,4-diol (CAS 110-65-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/110-65-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4021921. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4021921 PubChem: 8066. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8066 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 110-65-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 110-65-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290539 for CAS 110-65-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/