Diisobutylaluminium chloride

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

Molecular structure of 1779-25-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$537M
Top SourceChina 39%

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 293190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 164 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Nouryon Functional Chemicals

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS1779-25-5
PubChem CID15688
DTXSIDDTXSID5027435
FormulaC8H18AlCl
Mol. Weight176.66 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C[Al](CC(C)C)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID50274352026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

156882026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/15688/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/15688.json

1779-25-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1779-25-52026-04-25

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

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