2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 77-85-0
US Production2.7M lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290549 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 290549 covers 3chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, 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)
Geo Specialty Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningTextilesPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.03500 g95%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.03500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.05500 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.062 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.062 kg98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.062.5 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.29100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.80100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$8.6025 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS77-85-0
PubChem CID6502
DTXSIDDTXSID2026444
FormulaC5H12O3
Mol. Weight120.15 g/mol
SMILESCC(CO)(CO)CO

Data Sources

DTXSID20264442026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65022026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6502/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6502.json

77-85-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 77-85-02026-04-25

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

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