3,5-Dimethylphenol

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

Molecular structure of 108-68-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$33M
Top SourceGermany 29%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
EPA-registered importers (1)
Icl Specialty Products North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (8%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$16.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.18100 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.20500 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.20500 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.20500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.27500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.31500 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.37100 g95%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.7150 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.7225 g97%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-68-9
PubChem CID7948
DTXSIDDTXSID1025148
FormulaC8H10O
Mol. Weight122.16 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)C

Data Sources

DTXSID10251482026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

79482026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7948/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7948.json

108-68-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 108-68-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv