Benzoic acid, 4-[[(methylphenylamino)methylene]amino]-, ethyl ester

CAS 57834-33-0

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

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$240M

Top sourceChina 37%

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 292529 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292529, which covers 64 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 37%ChinaDE 19%GermanyES 9%SpainIT 8%ItalyID 8%Indonesia

Switzerland
Canada
United Kingdom
Austria
Brazil
Israel
Australia
Hungary
Serbia
Denmark
Malaysia
Poland
Hong Kong
Ukraine
Singapore

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.

Everlight Usa

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.

Aalborz Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & 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

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Absorbent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.80/gSynthonix

CountryUnited States

Pack$80.00 / 100 g

Purity97%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS57834-33-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5069207

FormulaC17H18N2O2

Mol. Weight282.343 g/mol

SMILESCCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N=CN(C)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzoic acid, 4-[[(methylphenylamino)methylene]amino]-, ethyl ester (CAS 57834-33-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/57834-33-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 57834-33-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 57834-33-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 57834-33-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292529 for CAS 57834-33-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/