1,2-(Methylenedioxy)-4-propylbenzene

CAS 94-58-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$3.5B

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceIreland 57%

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. 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 293299 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 293299, which covers 229 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).

IE 57%IrelandNL 24%NetherlandsCH 8%SwitzerlandCN 5%ChinaIT 2%Italy

United Kingdom
Japan
Germany
Spain
Israel
Canada
Brazil
Vietnam
Ukraine
New Zealand
Belgium
Mexico
Singapore
Taiwan
South Korea
Sweden
South Africa
Egypt
Indonesia
Lithuania
Finland
Hungary
Czech Republic
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Slovakia
Australia
Russia
Jordan
Latvia
Argentina
Slovenia
Malta
Poland
Denmark
Austria

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Santolubes

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS94-58-6

PubChem CID7197

DTXSIDDTXSID7020475

FormulaC10H12O2

Mol. Weight164.2 g/mol

SMILESCCCC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7020475Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7197Retrieved 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

1,2-(Methylenedioxy)-4-propylbenzene (CAS 94-58-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/94-58-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7020475. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7020475 PubChem: 7197. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7197 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 94-58-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 94-58-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293299 for CAS 94-58-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/