Methyl butyrate

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

Molecular structure of 623-42-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$63M
Top SourceChina 22%

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 291560 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 31 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India
EPA-registered importers (2)
3M
Pht International

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$589.85 / 20 kg
Purity98%
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0320 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.40100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.40100 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.52100 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS623-42-7
PubChem CID12180
DTXSIDDTXSID5047083
FormulaC5H10O2
Mol. Weight102.13 g/mol
SMILESCCCC(=O)OC

Data Sources

DTXSID50470832026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

121802026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12180/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12180.json

623-42-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 623-42-72026-04-25

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

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