4-Methyl-2-tert-butylphenol

CAS 2409-55-4

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

Molecular structure of 2409-55-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$33M
Import volumeZero
Top sourceGermany 29%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290719 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Sasol (Usa)

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gManchester Organics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$324.31 / 10 kg
PurityNot recorded
Vendors23 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2409-55-4
PubChem CID17004
DTXSIDDTXSID2020212
FormulaC11H16O
Mol. Weight164.24 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C(C)(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

4-Methyl-2-tert-butylphenol (CAS 2409-55-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2409-55-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020212. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020212 PubChem: 17004. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17004 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2409-55-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2409-55-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 2409-55-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/