Tetraethylammonium hydroxide

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

Molecular structure of 77-98-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Sachem

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Ion exchange agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (69%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Process regulators in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS77-98-5
PubChem CID6509
DTXSIDDTXSID30883222
FormulaC8H21NO
Mol. Weight147.26 g/mol
SMILESCC[N+](CC)(CC)CC.[OH-]

Data Sources

DTXSID308832222026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65092026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6509/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6509.json

77-98-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 77-98-52026-04-25

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

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