Perfluoroisobutyl methyl ether

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

Molecular structure of 163702-08-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$117M
Top SourceIndia 29%

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 290919 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290919, which covers 38 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 29%IndiaCN 25%ChinaJP 20%JapanBR 6%BrazilDE 4%Germany
EPA-registered importers (2)
3M
Harves Usa

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS163702-08-7
PubChem CID4156734
DTXSIDDTXSID5042326
FormulaC5H3F9O
Mol. Weight250.06 g/mol
SMILESCOC(C(C(F)(F)F)(C(F)(F)F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

DTXSID50423262026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

41567342026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/4156734/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/4156734.json

163702-08-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 163702-08-72026-04-25

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

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

← Back to Dashboard← Back to Electronics