2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

CAS 96-47-9

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$64M

Top sourceChina 37%

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 293219 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 293219, which covers 136 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 37%ChinaIT 23%ItalyJP 20%JapanIN 12%IndiaES 2%Spain

Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Canada
Mexico
Slovakia
Malaysia
Portugal
Taiwan
Sweden
Latvia
Israel

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Penn A Kem

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.

Geocycle

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgricultureConstructionCore 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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—repackaging
•Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Solvent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$250.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-47-9

PubChem CID7301

DTXSIDDTXSID9030258

FormulaC5H10O

Mol. Weight86.13 g/mol

SMILESCC1CCCO1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9030258Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7301Retrieved 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

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (CAS 96-47-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96-47-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9030258. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9030258 PubChem: 7301. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7301 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 96-47-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 96-47-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293219 for CAS 96-47-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/