2-Methylpropanoyl chloride

CAS 79-30-1

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production1.9M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production 1.9M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 291590 covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Altivia Specialty Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Intermediate in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.24/gALFA AESAR

CountryGermany

Pack$118.44 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.32	500 g	97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.34	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.34	500 g	98%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.35	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.69	100 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.94	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.02	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.67	100 g	98%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$34.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-30-1

PubChem CID62325

DTXSIDDTXSID0052542

FormulaC4H7ClO

Mol. Weight106.55 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)C(=O)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0052542Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 62325Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Methylpropanoyl chloride (CAS 79-30-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-30-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0052542. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0052542 PubChem: 62325. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62325 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-30-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-30-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting