Polyethylene glycol 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diyl diether

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 9014-85-1
US ProductionZero
Import Value$6.5B
Import Volume67.0K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceJapan 31%
Polyethylene glycol 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diyl diether · US import value by year
$231M2013$6.3B2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 340290, 382499 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 340290, 382499, which covers 152 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 31%JapanKR 26%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyCA 7%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered importers (2)
Synthomer Plc · GB United Kingdom
Synthomer Usa

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 2 functional roles.

  • Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$3.26/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$1632.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$8.6825 g
AA BLOCKSUnited States$8.9625 g
Angene International LimitedUnited States$13.7625 g

Chemical Identity

CAS9014-85-1
PubChem CID16213030
DTXSIDDTXSID20895132
FormulaC16H32O4
Mol. Weight288.42 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CC(C)(C#CC(C)(CC(C)C)O)O.C(CO)O

Data Sources

DTXSID208951322026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

162130302026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/16213030/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/16213030.json

9014-85-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 9014-85-12026-04-25

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

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