Butane, 1,1'-[methylenebis(oxy)]bis-

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

Molecular structure of 2568-90-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$10M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceSwitzerland 25%

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 291100 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291100, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 25%SwitzerlandES 16%SpainIN 13%IndiaCN 13%ChinaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Futurefuel

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.96/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$480.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.02500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.08500 g98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$2.10100 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$2.26100 g98%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS2568-90-3
PubChem CID17379
DTXSIDDTXSID3062528
FormulaC9H20O2
Mol. Weight160.25 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOCOCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID30625282026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

173792026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/17379/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/17379.json

2568-90-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2568-90-32026-04-25

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

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