Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, butyl ester

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

Molecular structure of 53605-94-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Top SourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS53605-94-0
PubChem CID103808
DTXSIDDTXSID20886065
FormulaC8H16O3
Mol. Weight160.21 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOC(=O)CC(C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID208860652026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1038082026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/103808/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/103808.json

53605-94-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 53605-94-02026-04-25

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

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