Nitromethane

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 75-52-5
US Production27.9M lbs
Import Value$44M
Import Volume1.5M lbs
Import Dependency5%
Top SourcePortugal 61%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290420 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
PT 61%PortugalPL 17%PolandIN 10%IndiaKR 7%South KoreaCN 5%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Angus Chemical
EPA-registered importers (1)
Trinity Manufacturing

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Fuels and fuel additives in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$249.60 / 2.5 kg
Purity98%
Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.20500 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS75-52-5
PubChem CID6375
DTXSIDDTXSID2020977
FormulaCH3NO2
Mol. Weight61.04 g/mol
SMILESC[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

DTXSID20209772026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63752026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6375/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6375.json

75-52-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 75-52-52026-04-25

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

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