2,4,6-Tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol

CAS 90-72-2

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$64M

Top sourceChina 52%

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 292229 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292229, which covers 84 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 52%ChinaJP 25%JapanIN 18%IndiaIT 3%ItalyKR 1%South Korea

United Kingdom
Ukraine
Canada
Switzerland
Ireland
Netherlands
Israel
Singapore
Latvia
Hong Kong
Belgium

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ele

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Evonik

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Aalborz Chemical

Huntsman

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

TransportationConstructionConsumer ProductsPaints & Coatings

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 7 functional roles.

•Viscosity modifiers in Adhesive Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Adhesive Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in Adhesive Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Binder in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
•Catalyst in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$16.00 / 500 g

Purity80%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.04	500 g	80%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	500 g	80%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.06	500 g	80%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	500 g	80%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.07	500 g	—
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	80%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.34	25 g	80%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.34	25 g	80%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2.60	25 g	95%
ChemDiv, Inc.	United States	$4070.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	80%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS90-72-2

PubChem CID7026

DTXSIDDTXSID5026548

FormulaC15H27N3O

Mol. Weight265.39 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)CN(C)C)O)CN(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5026548Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7026Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

2,4,6-Tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol (CAS 90-72-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/90-72-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5026548. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5026548 PubChem: 7026. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7026 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 90-72-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 90-72-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292229 for CAS 90-72-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/