Benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride

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

Molecular structure of 2421-28-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$65M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceChina 20%

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 291830 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 18 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.15/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$76.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.17500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.235 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.235 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.24500 g95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.241 kg
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.241 kg96%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.241 kg96%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.24500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg96%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.26500 g97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.33100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.35500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.36100 g96%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.41100 g96%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.43500 g99.51%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.61500 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.9225 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$29.001 g98.11%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$225.001 g90%
MolnovaChina$1284.00500 mg99%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS2421-28-5
PubChem CID75498
DTXSIDDTXSID3029233
FormulaC17H6O7
Mol. Weight322.22 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=C(C=C1C(=O)C3=CC4=C(C=C3)C(=O)OC4=O)C(=O)OC2=O

Data Sources

DTXSID30292332026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

754982026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/75498/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/75498.json

2421-28-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2421-28-52026-04-25

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

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