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Lithium tri-tert-butoxyaluminohydride

CAS 17476-04-9

Aluminate(1-), hydrotris(2-methyl-2-propanolato)-, lithium (1:1), (T-4)-

Molecular structure of 17476-04-9
1 Al³⁺ · 1 H⁻ · 1 Li⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$103M
Top sourceGermany 46%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 122 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS17476-04-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID40893413
FormulaC12H28AlLiO3
Mol. Weight254.27 g/mol
SMILES[H-].[Li+].[Al+3].CC(C)(C)[O-].CC(C)(C)[O-].CC(C)(C)[O-]

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Brief citations

Lithium tri-tert-butoxyaluminohydride (CAS 17476-04-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/17476-04-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 17476-04-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 17476-04-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/