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Terphenyl

CAS 26140-60-3

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

Molecular structure of 26140-60-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$68M
Top sourceIndia 35%

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 290290 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 171 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Eastman Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Heat transferring agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.45/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$223.00 / 500 g
Purity99.5%
Vendors25 available

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

24 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.48500 g99.5%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.68100 g95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.72500 g—
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.76500 g99.5%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.76100 g99.5%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.76500 g97%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.90250 g—
Fluorochem EUGermany$1.02100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.09500 g99.99%
SynthonixUnited States$1.6025 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.73100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$1.83100 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$1.83100 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.87100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$2.295 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.41100 g99.5%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$2.50500 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$3.01100 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$500.00100 mg99.9%
SpecsNetherlands$2299.0010 mg90%
Maybridge, Ltd.United Kingdom$2414.30100 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99.5%

Chemical Identity

CAS26140-60-3
PubChem CID7076
DTXSIDDTXSID2027888
FormulaC18H14
Mol. Weight230.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Terphenyl (CAS 26140-60-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26140-60-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2027888. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2027888 PubChem: 7076. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7076 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26140-60-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26140-60-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290290 for CAS 26140-60-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/