2,3-Butanediol

CAS 513-85-9

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production1.2M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

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 290539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production 1.2M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290539 covers 48 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

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.

Archer Daniels Midland

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$22.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.10	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.12	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.12	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.13	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.13	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.13	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.15	100 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.15	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.18	1 kg	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.51	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.51	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.52	500 g	97%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.60	100 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.17	100 g	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$1.43	5 g	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$2.25	100 g	99.96%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Molnova	China	$9800.00	5 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS513-85-9

PubChem CID262

DTXSIDDTXSID8041321

FormulaC4H10O2

Mol. Weight90.12 g/mol

SMILESCC(C(C)O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8041321Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 262Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,3-Butanediol (CAS 513-85-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/513-85-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8041321. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8041321 PubChem: 262. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/262 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 513-85-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 513-85-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting