2-methyl-6-methylideneoct-7-en-2-yl acetate

CAS 1118-39-4

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$123M

Top sourceIndia 31%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Iff Chemical Holdings

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1118-39-4

PubChem CID14235

DTXSIDDTXSID4047416

FormulaC12H20O2

Mol. Weight196.29 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OC(C)(C)CCCC(=C)C=C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4047416Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14235Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · 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

2-methyl-6-methylideneoct-7-en-2-yl acetate (CAS 1118-39-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1118-39-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4047416. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4047416 PubChem: 14235. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14235 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1118-39-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1118-39-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 1118-39-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/