2,2′-Dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 131-53-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$85M
Top SourceChina 53%

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 291450 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291450, which covers 14 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 53%ChinaIN 25%IndiaMX 9%MexicoDE 7%GermanyIT 4%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • UV stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.28/gAK Scientific Specialized
CountryUnited States
Pack$28.00 / 100 g
Purity99%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.31100 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.32100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.59500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.75100 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.75100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.79100 g99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.03100 g98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1.31500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$1.4025 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$1.40500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$4.21100 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$4.21100 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$41.002 g99.39%
MolnovaChina$76.00500 mg99%
TargetMol Chemicals USUnited States$84.00500 mg99.39%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$125.84500 mg99.57%
TargetMol Chemicals EUAustria$150.00200 mg99.39%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg97%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$13333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS131-53-3
PubChem CID8569
DTXSIDDTXSID3022403
FormulaC14H12O4
Mol. Weight244.24 g/mol
SMILESCOC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID30224032026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

85692026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8569/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8569.json

131-53-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 131-53-32026-04-25

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

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