2-Methylbutanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 116-53-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$63M
Top SourceChina 22%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291560 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 31 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India
EPA-registered importers (1)
Oq Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$20.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0425 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0425 kg98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.05500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.38100 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.43100 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.49500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.50100 g98%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.51500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.6025 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.6425 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.38100 g99.98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.8425 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$7.205 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS116-53-0
PubChem CID8314
DTXSIDDTXSID5021621
FormulaC5H10O2
Mol. Weight102.13 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50216212026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

83142026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8314/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8314.json

116-53-02026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 116-53-02026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv