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

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

Molecular structure of 5384-21-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$72M
Top SourceIndia 30%

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 290729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
The Sherwin Williams

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • 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
PurityNo data available
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.64500 g
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.75500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.99500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.18500 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$3.08500 g98%
SpecsNetherlands$132.1310 g90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 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

DTXSID40638202026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

793452026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/79345/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/79345.json

5384-21-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 5384-21-42026-04-25

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

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