2-Hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone

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

Molecular structure of 7473-98-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceGermany 36%

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 291440 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291440, which covers 9 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 36%GermanyBE 32%BelgiumCN 13%ChinaTW 7%TaiwanBR 5%Brazil
EPA-registered importers (6)
Rahn Ag · CH Switzerland
Aalborz Chemical
Arkema
Flint Cps Inks North America
Flint Group Packaging Inks North America Holdings
Show all 6
Rahn Usa

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Photosensitive agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Photosensitive agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Photosensitive agent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$11.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g98%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.051 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.071 kg
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.10100 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.14500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.20500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.97100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$33.805 g99%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS7473-98-5
PubChem CID81984
DTXSIDDTXSID8044830
FormulaC10H12O2
Mol. Weight164.2 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80448302026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

819842026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/81984/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/81984.json

7473-98-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7473-98-52026-04-25

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

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