2,2'-[(3-Aminopropyl)imino]diethanol

CAS 4985-85-7

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$197M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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).

CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Huntsman

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.

Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsPaints & Coatings

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

Used in 2 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1.20/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$598.00 / 500 g

Purity90%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$2.42	500 g	90%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$2.56	500 g	90%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$3.46	100 g	90%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$3.71	100 g	90%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$4.18	100 g	90%
Angene International Limited	United States	$10.88	25 g	90%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$34.00	10 g	95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	90%
Asinex	Netherlands	$6461.40	100 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS4985-85-7

PubChem CID21088

DTXSIDDTXSID2044680

FormulaC7H18N2O2

Mol. Weight162.23 g/mol

SMILESC(CN)CN(CCO)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2044680Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 21088Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,2'-[(3-Aminopropyl)imino]diethanol (CAS 4985-85-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4985-85-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2044680. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2044680 PubChem: 21088. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/21088 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4985-85-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4985-85-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 4985-85-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/