3-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropanoate

CAS 1115-20-4

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$81M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceChina 35%

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. 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 291819 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 96 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).

CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan

Switzerland
Ukraine
Colombia
Taiwan
Belgium
Israel
Sweden
Hungary
Ireland
Slovakia

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$33.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	500 g	97%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.14	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.40	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.45	500 g	—
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$48.00	1 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS1115-20-4

PubChem CID14218

DTXSIDDTXSID4027361

FormulaC10H20O4

Mol. Weight204.26 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(CO)COC(=O)C(C)(C)CO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4027361Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14218Retrieved 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

3-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropanoate (CAS 1115-20-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1115-20-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4027361. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4027361 PubChem: 14218. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14218 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1115-20-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1115-20-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291819 for CAS 1115-20-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/