Biphenyl

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

Molecular structure of 92-52-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$68M
Top SourceIndia 35%

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 290290 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 63 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Citgo Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Heat transferring agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$202.72 / 10 kg
Purity99%
Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0210 kg99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.025 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.11500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.14500 g99.5%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS92-52-4
PubChem CID7095
DTXSIDDTXSID4020161
FormulaC12H10
Mol. Weight154.21 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

DTXSID40201612026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

70952026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7095/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7095.json

92-52-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 92-52-42026-04-25

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

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

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