2-tert-Butyl-5-methylphenol

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

Molecular structure of 88-60-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$33M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceGermany 29%

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 290719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 41 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Sasol (Usa)

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$32.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.07500 g96%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.091 kg
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.091 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.09500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.11500 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.12500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.16500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.21100 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.24100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.3425 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.99100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.1625 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS88-60-8
PubChem CID6937
DTXSIDDTXSID2026529
FormulaC11H16O
Mol. Weight164.24 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(C)(C)C)O

Data Sources

DTXSID20265292026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

69372026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6937/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6937.json

88-60-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 88-60-82026-04-25

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

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