3-Methylpentane

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

Molecular structure of 96-14-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$917M
Top SourceCanada 95%

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 290110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Chevron
Shell Chemical
EPA-registered importers (1)
The Sherwin Williams

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Solvent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.72/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$360.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.77500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.81500 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-14-0
PubChem CID7282
DTXSIDDTXSID8052647
FormulaC6H14
Mol. Weight86.18 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)CC

Data Sources

DTXSID80526472026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

72822026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7282/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7282.json

96-14-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 96-14-02026-04-25

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

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