2-(Butan-2-yl)phenol
CAS 89-72-5
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 290719 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Mexico
- Poland
- South Korea
- Canada
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Antioxidant in Petrochemical Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
14 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.09 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 97% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.19 | 1 kg | 99.53% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.26 | 100 g | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.32 | 100 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.32 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $2.16 | 25 g | 95% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $30.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2022331Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6984Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2-(Butan-2-yl)phenol (CAS 89-72-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/89-72-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2022331. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2022331 PubChem: 6984. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6984 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 89-72-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 89-72-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 89-72-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/