2-Methylpropanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 79-31-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$63M
Top SourceChina 22%

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 291560 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 31 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Altivia Specialty Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (1)
Oq Chemicals

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$431.09 / 25 kg
Purity99%
Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0225 kg99%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$12.8010 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$48.001 g99.5%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$60.001 g99.5%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$170.005 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AsinexNetherlands$8651.50100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-31-2
PubChem CID6590
DTXSIDDTXSID4021636
FormulaC4H8O2
Mol. Weight88.11 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID40216362026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65902026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6590/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6590.json

79-31-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 79-31-22026-04-25

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

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