5-Methoxy-5-oxopentanoic acid
CAS 1501-27-5
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291719 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Zero
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Zero
These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Taiwan
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Mexico
- South Africa
- Denmark
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
- Slovakia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
23 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.69 | 500 g | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.75 | 1 kg | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.80 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.88 | 25 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.88 | 25 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.91 | 100 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.92 | 500 g | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.92 | 500 g | 97% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.92 | 500 g | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $1.32 | 100 g | 97% |
| Synthonix | United States | $1.70 | 100 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.76 | 25 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $1.80 | 100 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $2.13 | 100 g | 99.73% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $2.36 | 25 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $2.41 | 100 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $7.15 | 1 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $8.54 | 25 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $8.54 | 25 g | 95% |
| Molnova | China | $26.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.53% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4044589Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 73917Retrieved 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
Brief citations
5-Methoxy-5-oxopentanoic acid (CAS 1501-27-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1501-27-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4044589. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4044589 PubChem: 73917. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/73917 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1501-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1501-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 1501-27-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/