Bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)methane

CAS 5384-21-4

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$72M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceIndia 30%

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 290729 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 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).

IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy

Austria
United Kingdom
Denmark
Canada
Colombia
New Zealand
Poland
Netherlands
Ukraine

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.

The Sherwin Williams

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & Coatings

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

•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.64/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$319.00 / 500 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.64	500 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.75	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.99	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.18	500 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$3.08	500 g	98%
Specs	Netherlands	$132.13	10 g	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS5384-21-4

PubChem CID79345

DTXSIDDTXSID4063820

FormulaC17H20O2

Mol. Weight256.34 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)C)CC2=CC(=C(C(=C2)C)O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4063820Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 79345Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)methane (CAS 5384-21-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5384-21-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4063820. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4063820 PubChem: 79345. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/79345 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5384-21-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5384-21-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290729 for CAS 5384-21-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/