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2-Butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol

CAS 115-84-4

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

Molecular structure of 115-84-4
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
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Polynt Composites Usa
EPA-registered importers (1)
Synthomer Usa

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface modifier in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$51.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.11500 g—
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.121 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.141 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.141 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.151 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.151 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.181 kg—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.33100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.34500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.34500 g99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.44100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.65500 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.86100 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg—

Chemical Identity

CAS115-84-4
PubChem CID61038
DTXSIDDTXSID8041400
FormulaC9H20O2
Mol. Weight160.25 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)(CO)CO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (CAS 115-84-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/115-84-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8041400. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8041400 PubChem: 61038. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61038 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 115-84-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 115-84-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290539 for CAS 115-84-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/