Hydroxyacetone

CAS 116-09-6

2-Propanone, 1-hydroxy-

Molecular structure of 116-09-6
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$90M
Top sourceGermany 36%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291440 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291440, which covers 35 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 36%GermanyBE 32%BelgiumCN 13%ChinaTW 7%TaiwanBR 5%Brazil

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$1308.00 / 10 kg
Purity98%
Vendors18 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS116-09-6
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID8051590
FormulaC3H6O2
Mol. Weight74.079 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)CO

Data Sources

Brief citations

Hydroxyacetone (CAS 116-09-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/116-09-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 116-09-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291440 for CAS 116-09-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/