Benzyl chloride

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

Molecular structure of 100-44-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 77%

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 290399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290399, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 77%ChinaIN 7%IndiaDE 7%GermanyJP 5%JapanIT 2%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Valtris
EPA-registered importers (6)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Charkit Chemical
Clariant
Connect Chemicals Usa
Lanxess
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Penn Chemicals

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS100-44-7
PubChem CID7503
DTXSIDDTXSID0020153
FormulaC7H7Cl
Mol. Weight126.58 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCl

Data Sources

DTXSID00201532026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

75032026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7503/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7503.json

100-44-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 100-44-72026-04-25

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

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

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