2,2'-(Oxydimethanediyl)bis(2-ethylpropane-1,3-diol)

CAS 23235-61-2

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 value, 2024$132M

Top sourceIndia 18%

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 290949 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan

Switzerland
Poland
Brazil
Singapore
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Israel

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.

Allnex Usa

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.

Sojitz Corporation Of America

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden

Arkema

Perstorp Polyols

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore 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 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$54.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	1 kg	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.08	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.08	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.08	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.09	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.09	1 kg	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.09	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.10	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.14	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.28	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.31	1 kg	97%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.31	1 kg	97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.48	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS23235-61-2

PubChem CID90038

DTXSIDDTXSID9044879

FormulaC12H26O5

Mol. Weight250.33 g/mol

SMILESCCC(CO)(CO)COCC(CC)(CO)CO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9044879Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 90038Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,2'-(Oxydimethanediyl)bis(2-ethylpropane-1,3-diol) (CAS 23235-61-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/23235-61-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9044879. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9044879 PubChem: 90038. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/90038 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 23235-61-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 23235-61-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 23235-61-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/