1,3-Butanediol, 3-methyl-

CAS 2568-33-4

Molecular structure of 2568-33-4
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$82M
Top sourceGermany 18%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 48 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$48.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2568-33-4
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7075395
FormulaC5H12O2
Mol. Weight104.149 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(O)CCO

Data Sources

Brief citations

1,3-Butanediol, 3-methyl- (CAS 2568-33-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2568-33-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 2568-33-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 290539 for CAS 2568-33-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/