2-Methyl-2-nitro-1-propanol

CAS 76-39-1

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production47.2M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290559 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 47.2M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 52.6M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290559 covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Angus Chemical

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

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

Vendor Pricing

$3.83/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$383.00 / 100 g

Purity97%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$3.86	100 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$5.11	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$6.69	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$36.00	10 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$40.00	5 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$266.00	1 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$303.00	1 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS76-39-1

PubChem CID6442

DTXSIDDTXSID8026436

FormulaC4H9NO3

Mol. Weight119.12 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(CO)[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8026436Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6442Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Methyl-2-nitro-1-propanol (CAS 76-39-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/76-39-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8026436. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8026436 PubChem: 6442. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6442 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 76-39-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 76-39-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting