2-Bromopropionic acid

CAS 598-72-1

Propanoic acid, 2-bromo-

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

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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. US production volume is confidential. 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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

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

•Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$47.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.12	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.14	1 kg	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.14	1 kg	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.23	500 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.28	1 kg	99%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.31	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.98	100 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS598-72-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9027233

FormulaC3H5BrO2

Mol. Weight152.975 g/mol

SMILESCC(Br)C(O)=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

2-Bromopropionic acid (CAS 598-72-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/598-72-1/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 598-72-1. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 598-72-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 598-72-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 598-72-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/