tert-Butyl hydroperoxide

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 75-91-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Top SourceChina 47%

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 290960 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290960, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 47%ChinaDE 31%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaBE 8%BelgiumTR 1%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Basf Se · DE Germany
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Basf
Lyondell Chemical
Nouryon Functional Chemicals
Show all 6
United Initiators
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthEnergyPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsElectronicsConstruction
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (97%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (44%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plating agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuel agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.24/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$24.00 / 100 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.67100 g70%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$2.10100 g98%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS75-91-2
PubChem CID6410
DTXSIDDTXSID9024693
FormulaC4H10O2
Mol. Weight90.12 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)OO

Data Sources

DTXSID90246932026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64102026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6410/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6410.json

75-91-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 75-91-22026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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