2-Propenoic acid, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl ester

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

Molecular structure of 86178-38-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$196M
Top SourceSouth Korea 24%

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 291612 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 53 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Arkema
EPA-registered importers (5)
Miwon Holdings · KR South Korea
Rahn Ag · CH Switzerland
Aalborz Chemical
Miwon North America
Rahn Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Photosensitive chemicals in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Photosensitive chemicals in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Photosensitive chemicals in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.42/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$211.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.45500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.61500 g98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$6.005 g98%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$1569.001 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$1859.001 g95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$4792.00250 mg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$7632.00250 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS86178-38-3
PubChem CID98056
DTXSIDDTXSID30888671
FormulaC12H20O2
Mol. Weight196.29 g/mol
SMILESCC1CC(CC(C1)(C)C)OC(=O)C=C

Data Sources

DTXSID308886712026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

980562026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/98056/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/98056.json

86178-38-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 86178-38-32026-04-25

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

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