alpha-Methylbenzyl alcohol

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

Molecular structure of 98-85-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$15M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceIndia 53%

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 290629 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290629, which covers 7 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 53%IndiaCN 35%ChinaDE 4%GermanyES 3%SpainCH 2%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Lyondell Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$1770.77 / 25 kg
Purity99%
Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0725 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.281 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.341 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.361 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.43100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.57100 g99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.66100 g97%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS98-85-1
PubChem CID7409
DTXSIDDTXSID1020859
FormulaC8H10O
Mol. Weight122.16 g/mol
SMILESCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)O

Data Sources

DTXSID10208592026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

74092026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7409/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7409.json

98-85-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 98-85-12026-04-25

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

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