Butane, 2,3-dibromo-

CAS 5408-86-6

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production19.7K 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 290369 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production 19.7K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290369 covers 96 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.

Far Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.24/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$240.00 / 1 kg

Purity97%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.41	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.55	100 g	99%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.73	500 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.80	500 g	95%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.81	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.96	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$1.20	500 g	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$1.20	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.20	100 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.76	25 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS5408-86-6

PubChem CID21508

DTXSIDDTXSID70871128

FormulaC4H8Br2

Mol. Weight215.91 g/mol

SMILESCC(C(C)Br)Br

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID70871128Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 21508Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Butane, 2,3-dibromo- (CAS 5408-86-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5408-86-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID70871128. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID70871128 PubChem: 21508. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/21508 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5408-86-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5408-86-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting