2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile

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

Molecular structure of 75-86-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$281M
Top SourceChina 31%

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 292690 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292690, which covers 42 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 31%ChinaIT 15%ItalyGB 14%United KingdomIN 11%IndiaJP 8%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings · JP Japan
Ineos Nitriles Usa
Mitsubishi Chemical America
Roehm America
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (4)
Bayer Ag · DE Germany
Roehm Gmbh · DE Germany
Bayer Us Holding
Roehm America

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (98%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Bleaching agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$4.90/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$122.47 / 25 g
Purity99%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$4.9025 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$41.0010 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS75-86-5
PubChem CID6406
DTXSIDDTXSID7025427
FormulaC4H7NO
Mol. Weight85.1 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C#N)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70254272026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64062026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6406/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6406.json

75-86-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 75-86-52026-04-25

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

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