2-Methylnaphthalene

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 91-57-6
US Production2.1M lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290290 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 290290 covers 63chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Shell Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Fuel agents in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$45.00 / 500 g
Purity96%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.10500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g96%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.12500 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.12500 g97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.12500 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.40100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.57100 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$29.001 g95.82%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS91-57-6
PubChem CID7055
DTXSIDDTXSID4020878
FormulaC11H10
Mol. Weight142.2 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C=C1

Data Sources

DTXSID40208782026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

70552026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7055/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7055.json

91-57-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 91-57-62026-04-25

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

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