5-Methoxy-5-oxopentanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 1501-27-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$139M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceChina 67%

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 291719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 56 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.69/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$344.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.69500 g95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.751 kg
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.80500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.8825 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.8825 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.91100 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.92500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.92500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.92500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$1.32100 g97%
SynthonixUnited States$1.70100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.7625 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.80100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$2.13100 g99.73%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$2.3625 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.41100 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$7.151 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$8.5425 g95%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$8.5425 g95%
MolnovaChina$26.001 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$29.001 g99.53%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS1501-27-5
PubChem CID73917
DTXSIDDTXSID4044589
FormulaC6H10O4
Mol. Weight146.14 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)CCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID40445892026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

739172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/73917/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/73917.json

1501-27-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1501-27-52026-04-25

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

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