2,5-Bis(2-methylbutan-2-yl)benzene-1,4-diol

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

Molecular structure of 79-74-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$72M
Top SourceIndia 30%

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 290729 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Si Group Usa (Usaa)

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • UV stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • UV stabilizer in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Antioxidant in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.35/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$176.00 / 500 g
Purity93%
Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.60500 g93%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.60500 g93%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.40100 g93%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$56.405 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$93.605 g95%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$310.001 g90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg93%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-74-3
PubChem CID6610
DTXSIDDTXSID5044992
FormulaC16H26O2
Mol. Weight250.38 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)(C)C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)C(C)(C)CC)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50449922026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

66102026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6610/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6610.json

79-74-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 79-74-32026-04-25

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

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