Methyl vinyl ketone

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 78-94-4
US ProductionZero
Import Value$39M
Top SourceChina 33%

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 291419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291419, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaDE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaGB 3%United KingdomJP 2%Japan

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 ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$8.72/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$218.00 / 25 g
PurityNo data available
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$9.0025 g
InterbioscreenHong Kong$34.0010 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$43.9610 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$43.9610 g
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$54.1010 g
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-94-4
PubChem CID6570
DTXSIDDTXSID3025671
FormulaC4H6O
Mol. Weight70.09 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)C=C

Data Sources

DTXSID30256712026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65702026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6570/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6570.json

78-94-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-94-42026-04-25

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

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