alpha-Methylbenzyl alcohol

CAS 98-85-1

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

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$15M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceIndia 53%

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 290629 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290629, which covers 53 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).

IN 53%IndiaCN 35%ChinaDE 4%GermanyES 3%SpainCH 2%Switzerland

Czech Republic
Netherlands
Vietnam
Mexico
Australia
Austria
Hong Kong
Belgium
Canada

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Lyondell Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

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 Petrochemical Manufacturing (85%)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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.07	25 kg	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.28	1 kg	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.34	1 kg	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.36	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.43	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.57	100 g	99%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.66	100 g	97%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
ChemFaces	China	$1500.00	20 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS98-85-1

PubChem CID7409

DTXSIDDTXSID1020859

FormulaC8H10O

Mol. Weight122.16 g/mol

SMILESCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1020859Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7409Retrieved 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

alpha-Methylbenzyl alcohol (CAS 98-85-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/98-85-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1020859. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1020859 PubChem: 7409. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7409 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 98-85-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 98-85-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290629 for CAS 98-85-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/