4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 98-73-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$84M
Top SourceChina 63%

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 291639 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 18 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 63%ChinaIT 19%ItalyIN 8%IndiaDE 4%GermanyCH 3%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (6)
Sojitz · JP Japan
Baerlocher Usa
Cci Manufacturing Il
Charkit Chemical
Icc Industries
Show all 6
Sojitz Corporation Of America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors28 available

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

27 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
SynthonixUnited States$0.06500 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.065 kg99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.092 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.092 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.10500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.13500 g99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.13500 g99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.14100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.5225 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g98%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$120.0010 g95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$1034.00500 mg95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$4070.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%
AsinexNetherlands$8651.50100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS98-73-7
PubChem CID7403
DTXSIDDTXSID0040703
FormulaC11H14O2
Mol. Weight178.23 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00407032026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

74032026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7403/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7403.json

98-73-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 98-73-72026-04-25

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

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