4,4-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)valeric acid

CAS 126-00-1

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 126-00-1
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$122M
Top sourceSouth Korea 39%

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

Why supply is unknown

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 291829 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 85 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Colonial Group

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$83.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors20 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS126-00-1
PubChem CID67174
DTXSIDDTXSID0022436
FormulaC17H18O4
Mol. Weight286.32 g/mol
SMILESCC(CCC(=O)O)(C1=CC=C(C=C1)O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

4,4-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)valeric acid (CAS 126-00-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/126-00-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0022436. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0022436 PubChem: 67174. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/67174 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 126-00-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 126-00-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/