3,7-Dimethyloct-6-enenitrile

CAS 51566-62-2

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

Molecular structure of 51566-62-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$281M
Top sourceChina 31%

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 292690 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292690, which covers 191 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 31%ChinaIT 15%ItalyGB 14%United KingdomIN 11%IndiaJP 8%Japan
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Reckitt Benckiser
EPA-registered importers (9)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Basf
Colgate-Palmolive
Givaudan Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (86%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$9242.00 / 170 kg
Purity97%
Vendors13 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS51566-62-2
PubChem CID3033030
DTXSIDDTXSID7052155
FormulaC10H17N
Mol. Weight151.25 g/mol
SMILESCC(CCC=C(C)C)CC#N

Data Sources

Brief citations

3,7-Dimethyloct-6-enenitrile (CAS 51566-62-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/51566-62-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7052155. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7052155 PubChem: 3033030. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3033030 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 51566-62-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 51566-62-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292690 for CAS 51566-62-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/