1,4-Dioxane-2,3-diol

CAS 4845-50-5

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

Molecular structure of 4845-50-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$3.5B
Top sourceIreland 57%

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 293299 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293299, which covers 229 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 57%IrelandNL 24%NetherlandsCH 8%SwitzerlandCN 5%ChinaIT 2%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$3.84/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$96.00 / 25 g
Purity96%
Vendors18 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS4845-50-5
PubChem CID96170
DTXSIDDTXSID1038824
FormulaC4H8O4
Mol. Weight120.1 g/mol
SMILESC1COC(C(O1)O)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

1,4-Dioxane-2,3-diol (CAS 4845-50-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4845-50-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1038824. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1038824 PubChem: 96170. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/96170 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4845-50-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4845-50-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293299 for CAS 4845-50-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/