2-Methyl-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol

CAS 77-49-6

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$26M

Top sourceChina 27%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. 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

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India

Norway
Ukraine
Austria
Slovakia
Liechtenstein
Sweden
Belgium
Mexico
Russia
Italy
Netherlands

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Angus Chemical

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$2.18/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$218.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$2.40	100 g	95%
Chemscene	United States	$2.83	100 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$2.84	100 g	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$3.00	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$3.51	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$3.51	100 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$3.81	100 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$4.20	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$7.00	5 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$8.47	5 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$14.28	5 g	97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$17.24	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS77-49-6

PubChem CID6480

DTXSIDDTXSID5041437

FormulaC4H9NO4

Mol. Weight135.12 g/mol

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

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5041437Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6480Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Methyl-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (CAS 77-49-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/77-49-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041437. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041437 PubChem: 6480. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6480 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 77-49-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290559 for CAS 77-49-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/