2,2'-[Benzene-1,3-diylbis(oxy)]diethanol

CAS 102-40-9

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$132M

Top sourceIndia 18%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290949 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 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).

IN 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan

Switzerland
Poland
Brazil
Singapore
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Israel

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.

Occidental Petroleum

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.28/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$280.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.30	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.32	1 kg	98%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.34	100 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.38	100 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.71	100 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.95	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.99	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.88	100 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS102-40-9

PubChem CID66885

DTXSIDDTXSID7044502

FormulaC10H14O4

Mol. Weight198.22 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)OCCO)OCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7044502Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 66885Retrieved 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

2,2'-[Benzene-1,3-diylbis(oxy)]diethanol (CAS 102-40-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/102-40-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7044502. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7044502 PubChem: 66885. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/66885 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 102-40-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 102-40-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/