2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 3964-18-9
US ProductionZero
Import Value$44M
Top SourcePortugal 61%

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 290420 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

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

Why It Matters

Sectors
Defense
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • 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
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$4.55100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$7.0650 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$7.0650 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$12.005 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$16.005 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

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

DTXSID40632482026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

775772026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/77577/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/77577.json

3964-18-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 3964-18-92026-04-25

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

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