2-Oxobutyric acid
CAS 600-18-0
Butanoic acid, 2-oxo-
This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291830 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Netherlands
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Belgium
- Madagascar
- South Korea
- Israel
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
24 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $4.72 | 25 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $4.78 | 100 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $5.12 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $5.24 | 25 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $6.28 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $6.28 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $6.36 | 25 g | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $6.39 | 100 g | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $6.40 | 100 g | 97% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $6.40 | 100 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $6.60 | 25 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $7.79 | 100 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $8.18 | 25 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $9.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $11.20 | 5 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $11.48 | 25 g | 96.5% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $11.52 | 25 g | 99.65% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $24.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.47% |
| Molnova | China | $130.00 | 200 mg | 99% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2-Oxobutyric acid (CAS 600-18-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/600-18-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 600-18-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291830 for CAS 600-18-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/