2-Phenylpropan-2-ol

CAS 617-94-7

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

Molecular structure of 617-94-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$15M
Top sourceIndia 53%

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 290629 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290629, which covers 53 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 53%IndiaCN 35%ChinaDE 4%GermanyES 3%SpainCH 2%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Arkema

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •CBI in CBICBI
  • •Polymerization promoter in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.48/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$241.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors28 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS617-94-7
PubChem CID12053
DTXSIDDTXSID3027247
FormulaC9H12O
Mol. Weight136.19 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C1=CC=CC=C1)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

2-Phenylpropan-2-ol (CAS 617-94-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/617-94-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027247. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027247 PubChem: 12053. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12053 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 617-94-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 617-94-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290629 for CAS 617-94-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/