2-Amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol

CAS 124-68-5

Used in 8 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production39.3M lb

Import value, 2024$197M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 39.3M lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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).

CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Angus Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

United Mineral And Chemical

EPA-registered importers (5)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Brenntag Lubricants

Kronos Worldwide

Mapei

Special Materials

Target

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

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 7 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•pH regulating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Absorbent in All other Petroleum and Coal Products ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (28%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$17.00 / 500 g

Purity5%

Vendors27 available

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

26 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	500 g	5%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	5%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	500 g	5%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
Synthonix	United States	$0.06	500 g	95%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.06	1 kg	5%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$0.11	500 g	—
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.11	100 g	5%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.13	500 g	97%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$0.15	500 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.15	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.16	500 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.16	500 g	99.96%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.22	100 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.31	500 g	95%
Manchester Organics	United Kingdom	$0.35	100 g	—
Aldlab	United States	$3.64	5 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
HTS Biochemie Innovationen	Germany	$160.00	100 mg	95%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$225.00	1 g	90%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	5%

Chemical Identity

CAS124-68-5

PubChem CID11807

DTXSIDDTXSID8027032

FormulaC4H11NO

Mol. Weight89.14 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(CO)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8027032Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11807Retrieved 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

2-Amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol (CAS 124-68-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/124-68-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027032. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027032 PubChem: 11807. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11807 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 124-68-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 124-68-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 124-68-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/