beta-Ionone

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

Molecular structure of 79-77-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$25M
Top SourceGermany 36%

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 291423 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291423, which covers 10 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 36%GermanyCN 29%ChinaCH 19%SwitzerlandES 9%SpainIN 6%India
EPA-registered importers (4)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Givaudan Fragrances
International Flavors And Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Odor agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Odor agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Odor agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$11.00 / 100 g
Purity96%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.12500 g98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$22.5010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$58.001 g98.52%
TargetMol Chemicals EUAustria$80.00500 mg98.52%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-77-6
PubChem CID638014
DTXSIDDTXSID4021769
FormulaC13H20O
Mol. Weight192.3 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=O)C

Data Sources

DTXSID40217692026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

6380142026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/638014/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/638014.json

79-77-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 79-77-62026-04-25

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

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

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