3,6-Dimethyl-4-octyne-3,6-diol

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

Molecular structure of 78-66-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$82M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceGermany 18%

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 290539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 4 functional roles.

  • Adhesives and sealant chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surface active agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Viscosity adjustors in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.88/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$22.00 / 25 g
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.9625 g95%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1.0025 g98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$1.01500 g95%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$1.1225 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.16100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.20100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.44100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.63100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.14100 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-66-0
PubChem CID6546
DTXSIDDTXSID1041475
FormulaC10H18O2
Mol. Weight170.25 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)(C#CC(C)(CC)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID10414752026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65462026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6546/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6546.json

78-66-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-66-02026-04-25

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

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