1,1'-[Ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy)]bis(3-methylbenzene)

CAS 54914-85-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$59M

Import volume31.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 51%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

1,1'-[Ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy)]bis(3-methylbenzene) · US import value by year

2013: $68M · Peak 2022: $85M · 2024: $59M · 2025: $33M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290930 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 31.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290930, which covers 119 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).

CN 51%ChinaIN 23%IndiaIT 12%ItalyJP 9%JapanCA 2%Canada

Spain
Israel
Netherlands
Taiwan
Germany
Ireland
Switzerland
Ukraine
Mexico
United Kingdom
Australia

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ricoh Electronics

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.76/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$19.00 / 25 g

Purity97%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.98	100 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$1.01	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$2.10	100 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$2.40	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.44	25 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$5.16	25 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$23.12	25 g	95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS54914-85-1

PubChem CID97354

DTXSIDDTXSID6044690

FormulaC16H18O2

Mol. Weight242.31 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=CC=C1)OCCOC2=CC=CC(=C2)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6044690Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 97354Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · 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

1,1'-[Ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy)]bis(3-methylbenzene) (CAS 54914-85-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/54914-85-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6044690. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6044690 PubChem: 97354. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/97354 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 54914-85-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 54914-85-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290930 for CAS 54914-85-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/