Benzyl 4-oxopentanoate

CAS 6939-75-9

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$65M

Top sourceChina 20%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291830 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 98 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 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan

Netherlands
Ukraine
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Taiwan
Malaysia
Belgium
Madagascar
South Korea
Israel

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS6939-75-9

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID90219508

FormulaC12H14O3

Mol. Weight206.241 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)CCC(=O)OCC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90219508Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzyl 4-oxopentanoate (CAS 6939-75-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6939-75-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 6939-75-9. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90219508 US Census international trade: HS 291830 for CAS 6939-75-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/