Flag of the United StatesAmerican Chemical Independence

Acetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester

CAS 533-18-6

Molecular structure of 533-18-6
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

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 291539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS533-18-6
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7060201
FormulaC9H10O2
Mol. Weight150.177 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC1=C(C)C=CC=C1

Data Sources

← Back to Dashboard

Brief citations

Acetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester (CAS 533-18-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/533-18-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 533-18-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7060201 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 533-18-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 533-18-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/