2-Nitropropane

CAS 79-46-9

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production47.9M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290420 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 47.9M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 61.0M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290420 covers 43 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.

Angus Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (93%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$1.25/gAstaTech, Inc

CountryUnited States

Pack$125.00 / 100 g

Purity95%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.27	100 g	97%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$1.61	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.26	100 g	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$2.82	100 g	—
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$10.16	25 g	97%
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

CAS79-46-9

PubChem CID398

DTXSIDDTXSID6020981

FormulaC3H7NO2

Mol. Weight89.09 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)[N+](=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6020981Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 398Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Nitropropane (CAS 79-46-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-46-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6020981. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6020981 PubChem: 398. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/398 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-46-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-46-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting