4-Hydroxybutyl prop-2-enoate

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

Molecular structure of 2478-10-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$196M
Top SourceSouth Korea 24%

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 291612 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 53 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan
EPA-registered importers (5)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kowa · JP Japan
Basf
Electronics For Imaging
Kowa Holdings America

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Binder in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$23.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.05500 g97%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.131 kg—
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.14500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.18500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.75500 g95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.97100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.05500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.68500 g98%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$1.72100 g—
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$1.77100 g—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$11.5825 g90%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$11.5825 g90%
ALFA AESARGermany$11.7125 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS2478-10-6
PubChem CID75588
DTXSIDDTXSID3044623
FormulaC7H12O3
Mol. Weight144.17 g/mol
SMILESC=CC(=O)OCCCCO

Data Sources

DTXSID30446232026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

755882026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/75588/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/75588.json

2478-10-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2478-10-62026-04-25

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

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

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