1-(2-Aminoethyl)piperazine

CAS 140-31-8

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

Molecular structure of 140-31-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$7.6B
Top sourceIreland 61%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 293359 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293359, which covers 295 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 61%IrelandCH 30%SwitzerlandGB 2%United KingdomCN 2%ChinaIN 1%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Dow Chemical
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Palmer Holland
EPA-registered importers (3)
Tosoh · JP Japan
Huntsman
Tosoh America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •CBI in CBICBI
  • •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$92.28 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS140-31-8
PubChem CID8795
DTXSIDDTXSID2021997
FormulaC6H15N3
Mol. Weight129.2 g/mol
SMILESC1CN(CCN1)CCN

Data Sources

Brief citations

1-(2-Aminoethyl)piperazine (CAS 140-31-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/140-31-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021997. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021997 PubChem: 8795. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8795 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 140-31-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 140-31-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293359 for CAS 140-31-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/