Neopentyl glycol dibenzoate

CAS 4196-89-8

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

US productionCBI

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

Import volumeZero

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production 935.4K lb · Imports Zero

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.

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPlastics & Rubber

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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Cleaning agent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$5.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$501.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$5.36	100 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$7.12	25 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$7.12	25 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$8.20	25 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$10.60	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$10.60	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$10.60	5 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$10.60	5 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$27.30	10 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS4196-89-8

PubChem CID20169

DTXSIDDTXSID1038822

FormulaC19H20O4

Mol. Weight312.4 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1)COC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1038822Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 20169Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Neopentyl glycol dibenzoate (CAS 4196-89-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4196-89-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1038822. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1038822 PubChem: 20169. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20169 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4196-89-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4196-89-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting