3-Methoxybutan-1-ol

CAS 2517-43-3

1-Butanol, 3-methoxy-

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$132M

Top sourceIndia 18%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 Not published · Imports Not published

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

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.

Brenntag

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$15.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.15	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.17	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.21	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Synthonix	United States	$0.84	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS2517-43-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID0044812

FormulaC5H12O2

Mol. Weight104.149 g/mol

SMILESCOC(C)CCO

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

3-Methoxybutan-1-ol (CAS 2517-43-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2517-43-3/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 2517-43-3. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2517-43-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 2517-43-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/