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2-Butanol

CAS 78-92-2

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

Molecular structure of 78-92-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$100M
Top sourceNetherlands 78%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290514 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290514, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 78%NetherlandsGB 16%United KingdomIT 2%ItalyBR 1%BrazilIN 1%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Solvchem
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Allchem Industries Holding
Brenntag
Wego Chemical Group
EPA-registered importers (8)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Brenntag · DE Germany
Indorama Netherlands Bv · NL Netherlands
Basf
Brenntag Global Marketing
Show all 8
Exxonmobil Product Solutions, A Div Of Exxon Mobil
Greenchem Industries
Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Vendor Pricing

$0.26/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$130.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.46500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$19.805 g99.5%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$58000.005 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-92-2
PubChem CID6568
DTXSIDDTXSID9021762
FormulaC4H10O
Mol. Weight74.12 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Butanol (CAS 78-92-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/78-92-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9021762. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9021762 PubChem: 6568. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6568 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 78-92-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 78-92-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290514 for CAS 78-92-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/