Ethyl sodium acetoacetate

CAS 19232-39-4

Butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, ethyl ester, ion(1-), sodium (1:1)

Molecular structure of 19232-39-4
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$65M
Top sourceChina 20%

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 291830 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS19232-39-4
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID301014811
FormulaC6H9NaO3
Mol. Weight152.125 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].CCOC(=O)[CH-]C(C)=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Ethyl sodium acetoacetate (CAS 19232-39-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/19232-39-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 19232-39-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291830 for CAS 19232-39-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/