4,4'-Butane-1,1-diylbis(2-tert-butyl-5-methylphenol)

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

Molecular structure of 85-60-9
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 (7)
Adeka · JP Japan
Songwon Industrial · KR South Korea
Amfine Chemical
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Si Group Usa (Usaa)
Show all 7
Songwon International Americas
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •UV stabilizer 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

$0.13/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$130.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.171 kg98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.17500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.18500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.181 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.181 kg98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.19500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.21500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.6325 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.07100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.51100 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.67100 g97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS85-60-9
PubChem CID6815
DTXSIDDTXSID8029602
FormulaC26H38O2
Mol. Weight382.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCC(C1=CC(=C(C=C1C)O)C(C)(C)C)C2=CC(=C(C=C2C)O)C(C)(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID80296022026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68152026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6815/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6815.json

85-60-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 85-60-92026-04-25

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

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

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