2-Methylpropanal

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

Molecular structure of 78-84-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceGermany 34%

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 291219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291219, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 34%GermanyCN 29%ChinaIN 13%IndiaIT 8%ItalyGB 4%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Lyondell Chemical
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (2)
Arnette Polymers
The Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$674.11 / 20 kg
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0320 kg98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.15500 g99%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$0.29500 g93%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.49500 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AsinexNetherlands$8651.50100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-84-2
PubChem CID6561
DTXSIDDTXSID9021635
FormulaC4H8O
Mol. Weight72.11 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C=O

Data Sources

DTXSID90216352026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65612026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6561/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6561.json

78-84-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-84-22026-04-25

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

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