Citric acid, triethyl ester, acetate

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

Molecular structure of 77-89-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$130M
Top SourceIsrael 39%

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 291815 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291815, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IL 39%IsraelIN 14%IndiaDE 13%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIT 6%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$37.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.08500 g97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.13500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.15500 g97%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.181 kg
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.21100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.221 kg
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.25100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.32100 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$30.001 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$83.001 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$219.821 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$219.821 g
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS77-89-4
PubChem CID6504
DTXSIDDTXSID5044576
FormulaC14H22O8
Mol. Weight318.32 g/mol
SMILESCCOC(=O)CC(CC(=O)OCC)(C(=O)OCC)OC(=O)C

Data Sources

DTXSID50445762026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65042026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6504/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6504.json

77-89-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 77-89-42026-04-25

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

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