1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2,2'-[1,4-phenylenebis[imino(1-acetyl-2-oxo-2,1-ethanediyl)-2,1-diazenediyl]]bis-, 1,1',4,4'-tetramethyl ester

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

Molecular structure of 68516-73-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$419M
Top SourceIndia 31%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 320417 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320417, which covers 51 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 21%ChinaDE 17%GermanyKR 6%South KoreaCA 5%Canada
EPA-registered importers (4)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Ferro
H.I.G. Colors

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Printing and Related Support Activities (16%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Pigment in Organic Fiber Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Pigment in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (59%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1203.00/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$1203.00 / 1 g
Purity95%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$1275.001 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS68516-73-4
PubChem CID109448
DTXSIDDTXSID20867657
FormulaC34H32N6O12
Mol. Weight716.6 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)C(C(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C(C(=O)C)N=NC2=C(C=CC(=C2)C(=O)OC)C(=O)OC)N=NC3=C(C=CC(=C3)C(=O)OC)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

DTXSID208676572026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1094482026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/109448/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/109448.json

68516-73-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68516-73-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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