2,6-Dimethyloctan-2-ol

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

Molecular structure of 18479-57-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$103M
Top SourceGermany 46%

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 290519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 49 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Iff Chemical Holdings
Symrise
EPA-registered importers (1)
Givaudan Fragrances

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Odor agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$41.00/gInterbioscreen
CountryHong Kong
Pack$410.00 / 10 g
Purity95%
Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS18479-57-7
PubChem CID86751
DTXSIDDTXSID0044810
FormulaC10H22O
Mol. Weight158.28 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)CCCC(C)(C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00448102026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

867512026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/86751/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/86751.json

18479-57-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 18479-57-72026-04-25

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

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