2-Propanol, 1,1'-[(4-methylphenyl)imino]bis-

CAS 38668-48-3

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$197M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceChina 36%

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. 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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Basf

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.35/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$175.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.36	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.55	100 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.69	100 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS38668-48-3

PubChem CID161976

DTXSIDDTXSID10865920

FormulaC13H21NO2

Mol. Weight223.31 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)N(CC(C)O)CC(C)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10865920Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 161976Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Propanol, 1,1'-[(4-methylphenyl)imino]bis- (CAS 38668-48-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/38668-48-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10865920. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10865920 PubChem: 161976. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/161976 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 38668-48-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 38668-48-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 38668-48-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/