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1,1,1,2,3,3-Hexafluoro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)pentane

CAS 870778-34-0

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

Molecular structure of 870778-34-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$117M
Import volumeZero
Top sourceIndia 29%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 290919 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290919, which covers 93 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 29%IndiaCN 25%ChinaJP 20%JapanBR 6%BrazilDE 4%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
3M

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS870778-34-0
PubChem CID71405907
DTXSIDDTXSID10889222
FormulaC8H6F12O
Mol. Weight346.11 g/mol
SMILESCC(C(C(C(F)(F)F)F)(F)F)OC(C(C(F)(F)F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

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Brief citations

1,1,1,2,3,3-Hexafluoro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)pentane (CAS 870778-34-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/870778-34-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10889222. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10889222 PubChem: 71405907. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71405907 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 870778-34-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 870778-34-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290919 for CAS 870778-34-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/