Tetraethyl lead

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

Molecular structure of 78-00-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.1B
Top SourceJapan 32%

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 293110, 381111, 382499 · exact

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered importers (3)
Innospec
Newmarket
World Fuel Services

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS78-00-2
PubChem CID6511
DTXSIDDTXSID7023801
FormulaC8H20Pb
Mol. Weight323 g/mol
SMILESCC[Pb](CC)(CC)CC

Data Sources

DTXSID70238012026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65112026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6511/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6511.json

78-00-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-00-22026-04-25

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

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