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2,2,4-Trimethylpentane

CAS 540-84-1

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

Molecular structure of 540-84-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$917M
Top sourceCanada 95%

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 290110 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 58 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell Petroleum
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)
Albemarle
Crh Americas
Trafigura Trading
Transchem
Valero Energy
EPA-registered importers (6)
Lantmannen Aspen Ab · SE Sweden
Aspen Usa
Chevron Richmond California Refinery
Ineos Oligomers
Mie
Show all 6
Par Pacific Holdings

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuel agents in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (90%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Fuel in Machinery Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Fuel in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •CBI in CBICBI
  • •Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuel in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)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

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Brief citations

2,2,4-Trimethylpentane (CAS 540-84-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/540-84-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024370. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024370 PubChem: 10907. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10907 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 540-84-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 540-84-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290110 for CAS 540-84-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/