Tetrabutylammonium bromide
Used in 5 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production504.5K lbs
Import Value$108M
Import Volume225.9K lbs
Import Dependency31%
Top SourceChina 14%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292390 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
- Israel
- Indonesia
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Lithuania
- Brazil
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Belgium
- Ukraine
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.
Sachem
EPA-registered importers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Dishman Carbogen Amcis · IN India
Dishman Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureConstructionPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 8 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (7%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Organic Fiber Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (63%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$118.00 / 10 kg
Purity99%
Vendors27 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 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 | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.04 | 5 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fulfilled by Molport | Latvia | $0.05 | 100 g | — |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.09 | 1 kg | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.09 | 5 kg | 99% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.10 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.14 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.28 | 250 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.30 | 5 kg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.30 | 5 kg | — |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.32 | 2.5 kg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $23000.00 | 5 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS1643-19-2
PubChem CID74236
DTXSIDDTXSID4044400
FormulaC16H36BrN
Mol. Weight322.37 g/mol
SMILESCCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC.[Br-]
Data Sources
DTXSID40444002026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
742362026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/74236/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/74236.json
1643-19-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1643-19-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv