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2-tert-Butylcyclohexyl acetate

CAS 88-41-5

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

Molecular structure of 88-41-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%

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 291539 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
Berje
Reckitt Benckiser
Takasago
Tilley Distribution
EPA-registered importers (8)
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Colgate-Palmolive
Givaudan Fragrances
Henkel Us Operations
Show all 8
P&G
S.C. Johnson & Son
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Fragrance in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)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
  • •Fragrance in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$54.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.12500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.19500 g99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.25500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.25500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.47500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.0825 g99%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS88-41-5
PubChem CID62334
DTXSIDDTXSID3036105
FormulaC12H22O2
Mol. Weight198.3 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC1CCCCC1C(C)(C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-tert-Butylcyclohexyl acetate (CAS 88-41-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/88-41-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3036105. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3036105 PubChem: 62334. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62334 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 88-41-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 88-41-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 88-41-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/