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2-(Perfluorohexyl)ethyl methacrylate

CAS 2144-53-8

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

Molecular structure of 2144-53-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$257M
Top sourceGermany 26%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291614 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291614, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 26%GermanyKR 17%South KoreaJP 12%JapanCN 9%ChinaSG 9%Singapore
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Chemours

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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 (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Waterproofing agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Waterproofing agent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$81.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.17500 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.281 kg—
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.33100 g97%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.352.5 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.401 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.40500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.44500 g95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.44500 g95%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.56250 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.6325 g97%
SynthonixUnited States$0.70100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.1625 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$3.2025 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$42.001 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS2144-53-8
PubChem CID75066
DTXSIDDTXSID3047558
FormulaC12H9F13O2
Mol. Weight432.18 g/mol
SMILESCC(=C)C(=O)OCCC(C(C(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-(Perfluorohexyl)ethyl methacrylate (CAS 2144-53-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2144-53-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3047558. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3047558 PubChem: 75066. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/75066 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2144-53-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2144-53-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291614 for CAS 2144-53-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/