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Hydroxyethyl imidazolidinone

CAS 3699-54-5

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

Molecular structure of 3699-54-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$114M
Top sourceChina 26%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 293329 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 173 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Starchem
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.28/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$28.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.38100 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.60500 g95%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.66100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.96500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$1.14100 g—
Fluorochem EUGermany$1.15100 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$1.20100 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$1.20100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.23100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.43100 g—
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$1.4825 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$1.4825 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.4425 g75%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.60100 g75%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS3699-54-5
PubChem CID77290
DTXSIDDTXSID0029260
FormulaC5H10N2O2
Mol. Weight130.15 g/mol
SMILESC1CN(C(=O)N1)CCO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Hydroxyethyl imidazolidinone (CAS 3699-54-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3699-54-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0029260. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0029260 PubChem: 77290. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/77290 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3699-54-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3699-54-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293329 for CAS 3699-54-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/