2-(4-Methyl-5-thiazolyl)ethyl butanoate

CAS 94159-31-6

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$447M

Top sourceChina 31%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293410 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293410, which covers 83 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).

CN 31%ChinaDE 25%GermanyMX 19%MexicoJP 13%JapanIN 5%India

United Kingdom
Italy
Ukraine
Spain
Netherlands
Poland
Belgium
Canada
Croatia
Bulgaria
Taiwan
Sweden
Slovakia
Slovenia

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS94159-31-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID40240862

FormulaC10H15NO2S

Mol. Weight213.3 g/mol

SMILESCCCC(=O)OCCC1=C(C)N=CS1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID40240862Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-(4-Methyl-5-thiazolyl)ethyl butanoate (CAS 94159-31-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/94159-31-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 94159-31-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID40240862 US Census international trade: HS 293410 for CAS 94159-31-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/