N,N,N',N'-Tetrabutylmethylenediamine

CAS 20280-10-8

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import volumeZero

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

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.

Baker Hughes

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Ac&S

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Dye in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Defoamer in Petroleum Refineries (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Defoamer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Defoamer in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (30%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS20280-10-8

PubChem CID88455

DTXSIDDTXSID9074018

FormulaC17H38N2

Mol. Weight270.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCN(CCCC)CN(CCCC)CCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9074018Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 88455Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

N,N,N',N'-Tetrabutylmethylenediamine (CAS 20280-10-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/20280-10-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9074018. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9074018 PubChem: 88455. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/88455 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 20280-10-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 20280-10-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting