1,3-Dioxol-2-one

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

Molecular structure of 872-36-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$208M
Top SourceChina 28%

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 292090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered importers (1)
Soulbrain Mi

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Conductive agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$36.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.081 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.2050 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.21100 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.21500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.21100 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.22100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.26100 g
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.421 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.49100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.581 kg99.9%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$2.2825 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$3.91500 g99.5%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$3.91500 g99.5%
ALFA AESARGermany$29.8810 g97%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$41.0010 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS872-36-6
PubChem CID13385
DTXSIDDTXSID1074888
FormulaC3H2O3
Mol. Weight86.05 g/mol
SMILESC1=COC(=O)O1

Data Sources

DTXSID10748882026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

133852026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/13385/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/13385.json

872-36-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 872-36-62026-04-25

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

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