4-(1-Hydroxyethyl)phenyl acetate

CAS 53744-50-6

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 Confidential · Imports Zero

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Evonik

Hydrite Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 1 sector as 4 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS53744-50-6

PubChem CID92345

DTXSIDDTXSID9052181

FormulaC10H12O3

Mol. Weight180.2 g/mol

SMILESCC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)OC(=O)C)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9052181Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 92345Retrieved 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

4-(1-Hydroxyethyl)phenyl acetate (CAS 53744-50-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/53744-50-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9052181. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9052181 PubChem: 92345. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/92345 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 53744-50-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 53744-50-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting