Carbonic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester

CAS 260781-16-6

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$208M

Top sourceChina 28%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany

Poland
Switzerland
Ireland
Canada
Lithuania
Netherlands
Brazil
Malaysia
Hungary
Czech Republic
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Turkey

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS260781-16-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5074399

FormulaC14H26O4

Mol. Weight258.358 g/mol

SMILESCC(O)COC(=O)O[C@@H]1C[C@H](C)CC[C@H]1C(C)C

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Carbonic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester (CAS 260781-16-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/260781-16-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 260781-16-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 292090 for CAS 260781-16-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/