2-Ethylbutyraldehyde

CAS 97-96-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$90M

Import volume4.9K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceGermany 34%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

2-Ethylbutyraldehyde · US import value by year

2013: $80M · Peak 2022: $103M · 2024: $90M · 2025: $89M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019: US production Zero · Imports 4.9K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291219, which covers 130 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).

DE 34%GermanyCN 29%ChinaIN 13%IndiaIT 8%ItalyGB 4%United Kingdom

Brazil
Portugal
Austria
Hungary
Sweden
Philippines
Singapore
Netherlands
Indonesia
Australia
Slovakia
Romania
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Ireland
Vietnam

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.79/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$395.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.85	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.89	500 g	97%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$7.40	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS97-96-1

PubChem CID7359

DTXSIDDTXSID3049380

FormulaC6H12O

Mol. Weight100.16 g/mol

SMILESCCC(CC)C=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3049380Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7359Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Ethylbutyraldehyde (CAS 97-96-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/97-96-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3049380. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3049380 PubChem: 7359. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7359 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 97-96-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291219 for CAS 97-96-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/