Benzoic acid, 2-(diphenylphosphino)-
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$598M
Import Volume261.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 89%
Benzoic acid, 2-(diphenylphosphino)- · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 293149 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Mexico
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Sweden
- Spain
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Czech Republic
EPA-registered importers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Shell Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS17261-28-8
PubChem CID87021
DTXSIDDTXSID4066179
FormulaC19H15O2P
Mol. Weight306.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3C(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID40661792026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
870212026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/87021/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/87021.json
17261-28-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 17261-28-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv