3,7-Dimethyl-3-octanol

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

Molecular structure of 78-69-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$103M
Top SourceGermany 46%

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 290519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 49 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Symrise
EPA-registered importers (7)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Givaudan Fragrances
International Flavors And Fragrances
Phoenix Aromas & Essential Oils
Show all 7
Reckitt Benckiser
The Procter & Gamble

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Odor agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Odor agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Odor agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fragrance in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$59.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.071 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.081 kg97%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.091 kg
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.09500 g97%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.10500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.11500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.16500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.22500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.24100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg96%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.32500 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.7625 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$370.00500 mg
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-69-3
PubChem CID6548
DTXSIDDTXSID7029110
FormulaC10H22O
Mol. Weight158.28 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)(CCCC(C)C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70291102026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65482026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6548/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6548.json

78-69-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-69-32026-04-25

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

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