1-Octyn-3-ol

CAS 818-72-4

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$52M

Top sourceIndia 29%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

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 290529 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290529, which covers 116 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 29%IndiaJP 27%JapanCN 15%ChinaCH 10%SwitzerlandDE 4%Germany

Canada
Spain
United Kingdom
Slovakia
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Greece
Russia
Sweden

Why It Matters

Sectors

Food

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 Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.98/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$491.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.99	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.00	100 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.11	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.36	500 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.37	250 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$1.40	100 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$1.72	100 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$1.95	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.73	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$3.02	250 g	96%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$3.02	250 g	96%
Acrotein ChemBio, Inc.	United States	$3.27	100 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$3.35	100 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS818-72-4

PubChem CID13166

DTXSIDDTXSID7022124

FormulaC8H14O

Mol. Weight126.2 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCC(C#C)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7022124Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 13166Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1-Octyn-3-ol (CAS 818-72-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/818-72-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7022124. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7022124 PubChem: 13166. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/13166 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 818-72-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 818-72-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290529 for CAS 818-72-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/