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Dimethylbenzylcarbinyl acetate

CAS 151-05-3

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

Molecular structure of 151-05-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%

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 291539 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Reckitt Benckiser
Takasago
EPA-registered importers (7)
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Givaudan Fragrances
Henkel Us Operations
International Flavors And Fragrances
Show all 7
P&G
Symrise

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Fragrance in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (97%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$998.00 / 25 kg
Purity98%
Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.0450 kg95%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.07500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.08500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.251 kg95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.40100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.69100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.97100 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$5.0825 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$4520.0025 mg98.11%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS151-05-3
PubChem CID9024
DTXSIDDTXSID3041877
FormulaC12H16O2
Mol. Weight192.25 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC(C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Dimethylbenzylcarbinyl acetate (CAS 151-05-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/151-05-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3041877. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3041877 PubChem: 9024. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9024 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 151-05-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 151-05-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 151-05-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/