2-Chlorobutane

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 78-86-4
US ProductionZero
Import Value$26M
Import Volume340.0K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceBrazil 54%
2-Chlorobutane · US import value by year
$42M2013$20M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290319 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290319, which covers 23 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
BR 54%BrazilDE 30%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIN 6%India
EPA-registered importers (1)
Fmc Lithium Usa

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$250.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-86-4
PubChem CID6563
DTXSIDDTXSID9023966
FormulaC4H9Cl
Mol. Weight92.57 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID90239662026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65632026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6563/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6563.json

78-86-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-86-42026-04-25

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

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