1,1-Diphenylethane

CAS 612-00-0

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production4.1M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 4.1M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 7.0M lb · Imports Zero

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Nippon Chemical Texas

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsCore Chemicals

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 1 functional role.

•Heat transferring agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (85%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$66.40/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$332.00 / 5 g

Purity98%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$71.20	5 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$73.20	5 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$81.40	5 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$87.60	10 g	97%
Chemscene	United States	$103.00	5 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$103.00	5 g	97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$116.20	5 g	95%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$125.60	5 g	98%
Synthonix	United States	$160.00	1 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS612-00-0

PubChem CID11918

DTXSIDDTXSID6041218

FormulaC14H14

Mol. Weight182.26 g/mol

SMILESCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6041218Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11918Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1,1-Diphenylethane (CAS 612-00-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/612-00-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6041218. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6041218 PubChem: 11918. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11918 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 612-00-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 612-00-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting