Benzoic acid, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-, methyl ester

CAS 26537-19-9

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

Molecular structure of 26537-19-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$84M
Top sourceChina 63%

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 291639 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 229 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 63%ChinaIT 19%ItalyIN 8%IndiaDE 4%GermanyCH 3%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$16.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors17 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS26537-19-9
PubChem CID97433
DTXSIDDTXSID10885360
FormulaC12H16O2
Mol. Weight192.25 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

Brief citations

Benzoic acid, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-, methyl ester (CAS 26537-19-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26537-19-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10885360. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10885360 PubChem: 97433. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/97433 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26537-19-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26537-19-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 26537-19-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/