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2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol

CAS 96-76-4

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

Molecular structure of 96-76-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$33M
Top sourceGermany 29%

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 290719 · basket

EPA reports by year
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.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Si Group
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Fuel agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Antioxidant in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Antioxidant in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.071 kg—
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.07500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.08500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.08500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.08500 g99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.09500 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.10500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.13500 g99.97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.13500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.14250 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.99100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.8425 g99%
Apexbio Technology LLCUnited States$80.001 g99.92%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
MolnovaChina$9800.005 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-76-4
PubChem CID7311
DTXSIDDTXSID2026602
FormulaC14H22O
Mol. Weight206.32 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C(C)(C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol (CAS 96-76-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96-76-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2026602. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2026602 PubChem: 7311. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7311 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 96-76-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 96-76-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 96-76-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/