2-Butanone, 4-hydroxy-

CAS 590-90-9

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production17.3K 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 291440 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production 17.3K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 291440 covers 35 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.

Weylchem Us

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 ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$327.00 / 5 kg

Purity95%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.10	500 g	95%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$0.23	250 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.23	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.23	500 g	96%
Chemscene	United States	$0.33	500 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.34	500 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.35	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.35	500 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.39	25 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.40	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.47	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.96	25 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.36	25 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.88	100 g	99.41%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$1.93	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$2.40	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$2.40	100 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$24.00	10 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS590-90-9

PubChem CID111509

DTXSIDDTXSID4060442

FormulaC4H8O2

Mol. Weight88.11 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4060442Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 111509Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Butanone, 4-hydroxy- (CAS 590-90-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/590-90-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4060442. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4060442 PubChem: 111509. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/111509 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 590-90-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 590-90-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting