3,14-Dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane, 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy-

CAS 56706-10-6

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

Molecular structure of 56706-10-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$760M
Top sourceChina 33%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Dow Chemical
Inchem-Rock Hill
EPA-registered importers (10)
Bridgestone · JP Japan
Safic-Alcan · FR France
Stiftung Pro Humanitate · LS LS
Bridgestone Americas
Chemspec

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$38.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors16 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS56706-10-6
PubChem CID92506
DTXSIDDTXSID5069122
FormulaC18H42O6S2Si2
Mol. Weight474.8 g/mol
SMILESCCO[Si](CCCSSCCC[Si](OCC)(OCC)OCC)(OCC)OCC

Data Sources

Brief citations

3,14-Dioxa-8,9-dithia-4,13-disilahexadecane, 4,4,13,13-tetraethoxy- (CAS 56706-10-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56706-10-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5069122. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5069122 PubChem: 92506. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/92506 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56706-10-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56706-10-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 56706-10-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/