Dimethyl acetylsuccinate

CAS 10420-33-4

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

Molecular structure of 10420-33-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$65M
Top sourceChina 20%

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 291830 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Sensient Colors

Why It Matters

Sectors
Food
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Dye in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$25.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors22 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS10420-33-4
PubChem CID112039
DTXSIDDTXSID0041692
FormulaC8H12O5
Mol. Weight188.18 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)C(CC(=O)OC)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

Brief citations

Dimethyl acetylsuccinate (CAS 10420-33-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10420-33-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0041692. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0041692 PubChem: 112039. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/112039 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10420-33-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10420-33-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291830 for CAS 10420-33-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/