Butyraldehyde

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

Molecular structure of 123-72-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceGermany 34%

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 291219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291219, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 34%GermanyCN 29%ChinaIN 13%IndiaIT 8%ItalyGB 4%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgriculturePlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$621.60 / 20 kg
Purity96%
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0320 kg96%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS123-72-8
PubChem CID261
DTXSIDDTXSID8021513
FormulaC4H8O
Mol. Weight72.11 g/mol
SMILESCCCC=O

Data Sources

DTXSID80215132026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

2612026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/261/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/261.json

123-72-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 123-72-82026-04-25

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

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