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2-(4-Tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde

CAS 80-54-6

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

Molecular structure of 80-54-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$106M
Top sourceJapan 33%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 291229 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291229, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 33%JapanCN 14%ChinaMX 13%MexicoIN 12%IndiaES 9%Spain
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Berje
Takasago
EPA-registered importers (9)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Basf
Colgate-Palmolive
Givaudan Fragrances
Show all 9
International Flavors And Fragrances
Lanxess
S.C. Johnson & Son
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Fragrance in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$17.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.071 kg—
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.071 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.071 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.081 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.08500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.091 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.50100 g99.49%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.3625 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$4.9225 g95%
MolnovaChina$1284.00500 mg99%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$6322.0010 mg—
Sigma-AldrichGermany$6322.0010 mg—
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$12444.449 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS80-54-6
PubChem CID228987
DTXSIDDTXSID9026500
FormulaC14H20O
Mol. Weight204.31 g/mol
SMILESCC(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C)(C)C)C=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-(4-Tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde (CAS 80-54-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/80-54-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9026500. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9026500 PubChem: 228987. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/228987 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 80-54-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 80-54-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291229 for CAS 80-54-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/