3-Phenylbutyraldehyde

CAS 16251-77-7

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

Molecular structure of 16251-77-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$106M
Top sourceJapan 33%

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 291229 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291229, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 33%JapanCN 14%ChinaMX 13%MexicoIN 12%IndiaES 9%Spain
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Reckitt Benckiser

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.15/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$7676.00 / 50 kg
Purity97%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS16251-77-7
PubChem CID85979
DTXSIDDTXSID4047098
FormulaC10H12O
Mol. Weight148.2 g/mol
SMILESCC(CC=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

Brief citations

3-Phenylbutyraldehyde (CAS 16251-77-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16251-77-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4047098. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4047098 PubChem: 85979. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/85979 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16251-77-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291229 for CAS 16251-77-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/