Isobutylbenzene

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

Molecular structure of 538-93-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$68M
Top SourceIndia 35%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 63 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.48/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$240.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.52500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.55500 g98%

Chemical Identity

CAS538-93-2
PubChem CID10870
DTXSIDDTXSID6027181
FormulaC10H14
Mol. Weight134.22 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

DTXSID60271812026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

108702026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10870/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10870.json

538-93-22026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 538-93-22026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv