4-(Dimethylamino)benzoic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 21245-02-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$503M
Top SourceChina 25%

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 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 42 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (2)
Rahn Ag · CH Switzerland
Rahn Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & CoatingsHealthPaper & PrintingConstruction
Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Aruba Aloe Very Water Resistant Sunscreen - For Faces SPF 30
  • •Aruba Aloe Very Water Resistant Sunscreen For Kids SPF 30
  • •Aruba Aloe Lip Sunscreen and Moisturizer
  • •Aruba Aloe Very Water Resistant Sunscreen
  • •Vertra Pearl White Face Stick SPF 50
  • •EA Eight HR LIP Sheer Tints
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$38.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.09500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.091 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.101 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.121 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.141 kg—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$65.9510 g—
Sigma-AldrichGermany$65.9510 g—
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$2416.67300 mg98%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS21245-02-3
PubChem CID30541
DTXSIDDTXSID7029320
FormulaC17H27NO2
Mol. Weight277.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID70293202026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

305412026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/30541/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/30541.json

21245-02-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 21245-02-32026-04-25

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

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

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