2-Methylhexane

CAS 591-76-4

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$917M

Import volume391 lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCanada 95%

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.

2-Methylhexane · US import value by year

2013: $590M · Peak 2022: $957M · 2024: $917M · 2025: $808M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290110 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 391 lb

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

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

CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea

China
Spain
Italy
Japan
Israel
Malaysia
United Kingdom
Austria
Portugal
India
Poland
Netherlands
Turkey
Switzerland
Belgium
Greece
Sweden

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Brenntag

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$11.20/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$280.00 / 25 g

Purity99%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$17.40	5 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$18.80	25 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$28.89	25 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$28.89	25 g	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS591-76-4

PubChem CID11582

DTXSIDDTXSID5052256

FormulaC7H16

Mol. Weight100.2 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5052256Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11582Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Methylhexane (CAS 591-76-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/591-76-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5052256. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5052256 PubChem: 11582. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11582 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 591-76-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290110 for CAS 591-76-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/