2,2,4-Trimethylpentane

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

Molecular structure of 540-84-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$917M
Top SourceCanada 95%

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 290110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Chevron Phillips Chemical
ExxonMobil
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Show all 6
Shell Chemical
EPA-registered importers (3)
Ineos Us I
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Nouryon Pulp And Performance Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Filler in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (1%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (4%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Density modifier in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (10%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Adhesive Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuel in Other (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$250.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS540-84-1
PubChem CID10907
DTXSIDDTXSID7024370
FormulaC8H18
Mol. Weight114.23 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CC(C)(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID70243702026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

109072026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10907/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10907.json

540-84-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 540-84-12026-04-25

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

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

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