2,5-Bis(2-methylbutan-2-yl)benzene-1,4-diol
CAS 79-74-3
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290729 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- Canada
- Colombia
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Ukraine
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •UV stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Antioxidant in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •UV stabilizer in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
8 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.60 | 500 g | 93% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.60 | 500 g | 93% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $1.40 | 100 g | 93% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $56.40 | 5 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $93.60 | 5 g | 95% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $310.00 | 1 g | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 93% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5044992Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6610Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2,5-Bis(2-methylbutan-2-yl)benzene-1,4-diol (CAS 79-74-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-74-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5044992. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5044992 PubChem: 6610. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6610 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-74-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-74-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290729 for CAS 79-74-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/