Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)carbodiimide

CAS 2162-74-5

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

Molecular structure of 2162-74-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$240M
Top sourceChina 37%

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 292529 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292529, which covers 64 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 37%ChinaDE 19%GermanyES 9%SpainIT 8%ItalyID 8%Indonesia
EPA-registered importers (2)
Lanxess
Pmc Global

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.15/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$74.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors17 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2162-74-5
PubChem CID75100
DTXSIDDTXSID5051862
FormulaC25H34N2
Mol. Weight362.5 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(C)C)N=C=NC2=C(C=CC=C2C(C)C)C(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)carbodiimide (CAS 2162-74-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2162-74-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5051862. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5051862 PubChem: 75100. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/75100 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2162-74-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2162-74-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292529 for CAS 2162-74-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/