4-Methylbenzophenone

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

Molecular structure of 134-84-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$16M
Top SourceChina 55%

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 291439 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291439, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 55%ChinaIN 26%IndiaIT 7%ItalyDE 5%GermanyGB 2%United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (3)
Rahn Ag · CH Switzerland
Aalborz Chemical
Rahn Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Photosensitive agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors23 available

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

22 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg95%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.071 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.081 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.081 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.091 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.101 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.13100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.24500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.76500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.99100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$2.4750 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$2.4750 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$35.001 g98%
SpecsNetherlands$132.1310 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS134-84-9
PubChem CID8652
DTXSIDDTXSID9037741
FormulaC14H12O
Mol. Weight196.24 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

DTXSID90377412026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

86522026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8652/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8652.json

134-84-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 134-84-92026-04-25

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

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

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