6-tert-Butyl-2,4-xylenol

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

Molecular structure of 1879-09-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$33M
Import Volume14.0K lbs
Top SourceGermany 29%

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 290719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Si Group
EPA-registered importers (1)
Innospec

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.20/gAK Scientific Specialized
CountryUnited States
Pack$200.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.21500 g97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.251 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.35500 g97%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$35.001 g
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS1879-09-0
PubChem CID15884
DTXSIDDTXSID6041551
FormulaC12H18O
Mol. Weight178.27 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C(C)(C)C)O)C

Data Sources

DTXSID60415512026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

158842026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/15884/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/15884.json

1879-09-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1879-09-02026-04-25

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

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