4-Ethyltoluene

CAS 622-96-8

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production19.4M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 19.4M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290290 covers 171 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Deltech Monomers Bidco Holdings

Trafigura Trading

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore 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 2 functional roles.

•Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.52/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$260.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.58	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.66	100 g	—
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.84	500 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.00	5 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.20	5 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$1.28	25 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.28	25 g	97%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$2.66	100 g	97%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$2.81	100 g	99.23%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$5.40	5 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$6.32	5 g	90%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$6.32	5 g	90%
Angene International Limited	United States	$15.40	5 g	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$50.00	1 g	99.46%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS622-96-8

PubChem CID12160

DTXSIDDTXSID9029194

FormulaC9H12

Mol. Weight120.19 g/mol

SMILESCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9029194Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 12160Retrieved 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

4-Ethyltoluene (CAS 622-96-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/622-96-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9029194. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9029194 PubChem: 12160. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12160 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 622-96-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 622-96-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting