Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis[(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-

CAS 61702-88-3

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$59M

Top sourceChina 51%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290930 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290930, which covers 119 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 51%ChinaIN 23%IndiaIT 12%ItalyJP 9%JapanCA 2%Canada

Spain
Israel
Netherlands
Taiwan
Germany
Ireland
Switzerland
Ukraine
Mexico
United Kingdom
Australia

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.

Nation Ford Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS61702-88-3

PubChem CID22598134

DTXSIDDTXSID90890912

FormulaC28H42O

Mol. Weight394.6 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C1=CC=CC=C1OC2=CC=CC=C2C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90890912Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 22598134Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis[(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- (CAS 61702-88-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61702-88-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90890912. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90890912 PubChem: 22598134. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22598134 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61702-88-3. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 61702-88-3. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290930 for CAS 61702-88-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/