Phenylacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal

CAS 101-48-4

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$10M

Import volume8.6M lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSwitzerland 25%

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

Phenylacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal · US import value by year

2013: $10M · 2024: $10M · Peak 2025: $12M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291100 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 8.6M lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291100, which covers 99 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).

CH 25%SwitzerlandES 16%SpainIN 13%IndiaCN 13%ChinaDE 9%Germany

Netherlands
Ukraine
Italy
United Kingdom

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.

Reckitt Benckiser

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Givaudan Fragrances

Henkel Us Operations

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsCore 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 1 functional role.

•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$82.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.18	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.19	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.20	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.41	100 g	97%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.41	100 g	97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.42	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.68	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.40	100 g	98%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS101-48-4

PubChem CID60995

DTXSIDDTXSID3047001

FormulaC10H14O2

Mol. Weight166.22 g/mol

SMILESCOC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)OC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3047001Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 60995Retrieved 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

Phenylacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal (CAS 101-48-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/101-48-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3047001. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3047001 PubChem: 60995. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/60995 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 101-48-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 101-48-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291100 for CAS 101-48-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/