Glycerol 1-allylether

CAS 123-34-2

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$132M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceIndia 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. 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 290949 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 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 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan

Switzerland
Poland
Brazil
Singapore
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Israel

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.

Kowa · JP Japan

Kowa Holdings America

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPaints & Coatings

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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$56.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.12	500 g	99%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.23	500 g	—
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.23	500 g	—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.39	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.39	500 g	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.67	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.80	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.39	100 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS123-34-2

PubChem CID78950

DTXSIDDTXSID4044375

FormulaC6H12O3

Mol. Weight132.16 g/mol

SMILESC=CCOCC(CO)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4044375Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 78950Retrieved 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

Glycerol 1-allylether (CAS 123-34-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/123-34-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4044375. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4044375 PubChem: 78950. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/78950 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 123-34-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 123-34-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 123-34-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/