Diethylzinc

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

Molecular structure of 557-20-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$537M
Top SourceChina 39%

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 293190 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 164 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Nouryon Functional Chemicals

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in Rubber Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS557-20-0
PubChem CID101667988
DTXSIDDTXSID4052217
FormulaC4H10Zn
Mol. Weight123.5 g/mol
SMILESC[CH2].C[CH2].[Zn]

Data Sources

DTXSID40522172026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1016679882026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/101667988/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/101667988.json

557-20-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 557-20-02026-04-25

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

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