Isopentyl alcohol

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 123-51-3
US ProductionZero
Import Value$103M
Import Volume217.9K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceGermany 46%
Isopentyl alcohol · US import value by year
$108M2013$82M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 49 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered importers (2)
Grupo Mexico S A B De C V · MX Mexico
American Mining

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$437.20 / 20 kg
Purity98%
Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0220 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.30500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.35500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.54100 g99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS123-51-3
PubChem CID31260
DTXSIDDTXSID3025469
FormulaC5H12O
Mol. Weight88.15 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCO

Data Sources

DTXSID30254692026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

312602026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/31260/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/31260.json

123-51-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 123-51-32026-04-25

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

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