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Dicyclohexyl phthalate

CAS 84-61-7

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

Molecular structure of 84-61-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$28M
Top sourceIndia 39%

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 291734 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291734, which covers 34 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 39%IndiaCA 27%CanadaKR 8%South KoreaJP 6%JapanDE 6%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Aalborz Chemical
Aurorium
EPA-registered importers (3)
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Toyo Ink America
United Initiators

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Photosensitizers in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$17.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.06500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.07500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.24100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.31100 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.40100 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.42100 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.43250 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.43250 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.73100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.19100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.5025 g97%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$14.0025 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$990.00200 mg99.14%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS84-61-7
PubChem CID6777
DTXSIDDTXSID5025021
FormulaC20H26O4
Mol. Weight330.4 g/mol
SMILESC1CCC(CC1)OC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)OC3CCCCC3

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Dicyclohexyl phthalate (CAS 84-61-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/84-61-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5025021. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5025021 PubChem: 6777. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6777 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 84-61-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 84-61-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291734 for CAS 84-61-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/