Benzene, 1,2-bis(1-methylethyl)-

Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 577-55-9
US Production816 lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290290 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 290290 covers 63chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Shell Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.18/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$91.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.19500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.281 kg95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$2.0425 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$23.405 g95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS577-55-9
PubChem CID11345
DTXSIDDTXSID30860336
FormulaC12H18
Mol. Weight162.27 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C1=CC=CC=C1C(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID308603362026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

113452026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11345/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11345.json

577-55-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 577-55-92026-04-25

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

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