2,4-Di-tert-pentylphenol

CAS 120-95-6

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

Molecular structure of 120-95-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$33M
Top sourceGermany 29%

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 290719 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Si Group

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$29.00 / 400 g
Purity98%
Vendors17 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS120-95-6
PubChem CID8455
DTXSIDDTXSID9026974
FormulaC16H26O
Mol. Weight234.38 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)(C)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C(C)(C)CC

Data Sources

Brief citations

2,4-Di-tert-pentylphenol (CAS 120-95-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-95-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9026974. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9026974 PubChem: 8455. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8455 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-95-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-95-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 120-95-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/