3-Pentanone, 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-

CAS 27970-79-2

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$1017.00/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$5085.00 / 5 g

Purity95%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS27970-79-2

PubChem CID161588

DTXSIDDTXSID0029341

FormulaC6H12O2

Mol. Weight116.16 g/mol

SMILESCCC(=O)C(C)CO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0029341Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 161588Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

3-Pentanone, 1-hydroxy-2-methyl- (CAS 27970-79-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27970-79-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0029341. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0029341 PubChem: 161588. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/161588 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 27970-79-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 27970-79-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting