2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane

CAS 3964-18-9

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$44M

Top sourcePortugal 61%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290420 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 43 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

PT 61%PortugalPL 17%PolandIN 10%IndiaKR 7%South KoreaCN 5%China

Japan
Taiwan

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Bae Systems Ordnance Systems

Why It Matters

Sectors

Defense

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

•Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$3.48/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$348.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$4.55	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$7.06	50 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$7.06	50 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$12.00	5 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$16.00	5 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS3964-18-9

PubChem CID77577

DTXSIDDTXSID4063248

FormulaC6H12N2O4

Mol. Weight176.17 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C(C)(C)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4063248Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 77577Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (CAS 3964-18-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3964-18-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4063248. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4063248 PubChem: 77577. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/77577 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3964-18-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3964-18-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290420 for CAS 3964-18-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/