(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
CAS 156-38-7
Benzeneacetic acid, 4-hydroxy-
This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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
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.
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Ukraine
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Spain
Why It Matters
No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.05 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.05 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.08 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.11 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.19 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Apollo Scientific US | United Kingdom | $0.19 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Acrotein ChemBio, Inc. | United States | $0.22 | 250 g | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.25 | 100 g | 98% |
| Aldlab | United States | $0.33 | 25 g | 95% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $1.23 | 250 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.31 | 100 g | 99.96% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $1.42 | 100 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $1.42 | 100 g | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $1.48 | 500 g | 99% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $1.48 | 25 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $10.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | 99.79% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $34.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $181.26 | 5 g | 90% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $260.00 | 200 mg | 99% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $460.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| ChemNorm | China | $1450.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2740.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $73652.70 | 100 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid (CAS 156-38-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/156-38-7/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 156-38-7. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 156-38-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/