1,1-Bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)ethane

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

Molecular structure of 1742-14-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$68M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceIndia 35%

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 290290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 63 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS1742-14-9
PubChem CID74448
DTXSIDDTXSID9029223
FormulaC18H22
Mol. Weight238.4 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(C)C2=CC(=C(C=C2)C)C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID90292232026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

744482026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/74448/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/74448.json

1742-14-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1742-14-92026-04-25

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

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

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