2,2′-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone
Drug ingredientCAS 131-53-3
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291450 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291450, which covers 68 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
- Hong Kong
- Romania
- Austria
- Spain
- Lithuania
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •UV stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.31 | 100 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.32 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.59 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.75 | 100 g | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.75 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.79 | 100 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $1.03 | 100 g | 98% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $1.31 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $1.40 | 25 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $1.40 | 500 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $4.21 | 100 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $4.21 | 100 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $41.00 | 2 g | 99.39% |
| Molnova | China | $76.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals US | United States | $84.00 | 500 mg | 99.39% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $125.84 | 500 mg | 99.57% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $150.00 | 200 mg | 99.39% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $6900.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $13333.33 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3022403Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8569Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2,2′-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (CAS 131-53-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/131-53-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3022403. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3022403 PubChem: 8569. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8569 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 131-53-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 131-53-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291450 for CAS 131-53-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/