1-Ethoxypropan-2-yl acetate

CAS 54839-24-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$123M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndia 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. 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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & Coatings

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

•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS54839-24-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID40866445

FormulaC7H14O3

Mol. Weight146.186 g/mol

SMILESCCOCC(C)OC(C)=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID40866445Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1-Ethoxypropan-2-yl acetate (CAS 54839-24-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/54839-24-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID40866445. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID40866445 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 54839-24-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 54839-24-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 54839-24-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/