3-Methylpentane

CAS 96-14-0

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$917M

Top sourceCanada 95%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290110 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 58 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).

CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea

China
Spain
Italy
Japan
Israel
Malaysia
United Kingdom
Austria
Portugal
India
Poland
Netherlands
Turkey
Switzerland
Belgium
Greece
Sweden

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom

Chevron

Shell Petroleum

Trafigura Trading

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Gunvor Usa

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

The Sherwin Williams

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.77	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.81	500 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-14-0

PubChem CID7282

DTXSIDDTXSID8052647

FormulaC6H14

Mol. Weight86.18 g/mol

SMILESCCC(C)CC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8052647Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7282Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

3-Methylpentane (CAS 96-14-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96-14-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8052647. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8052647 PubChem: 7282. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7282 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 96-14-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 96-14-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290110 for CAS 96-14-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/