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2-Bromo-1,1-difluoroethane

CAS 359-07-9

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

Molecular structure of 359-07-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$56M
Top sourceIndia 51%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290379 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290379, which covers 34 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 51%IndiaCN 38%ChinaJP 11%JapanMX 1%Mexico
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Chemours

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS359-07-9
PubChem CID136186
DTXSIDDTXSID2074403
FormulaC2H3BrF2
Mol. Weight144.95 g/mol
SMILESC(C(F)F)Br

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Bromo-1,1-difluoroethane (CAS 359-07-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/359-07-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2074403. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2074403 PubChem: 136186. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/136186 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 359-07-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290379 for CAS 359-07-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/