2,5-Dimethyl-2,5-di-(tert-butylperoxy)hexane

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

Molecular structure of 78-63-7
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 importers (3)
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Nouryon Chemicals
United Initiators

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Process regulators in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS78-63-7
PubChem CID6545
DTXSIDDTXSID9025110
FormulaC16H34O4
Mol. Weight290.44 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)OOC(C)(C)CCC(C)(C)OOC(C)(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID90251102026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65452026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6545/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6545.json

78-63-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-63-72026-04-25

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

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

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