Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide

CAS 100-85-6

Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide (1:1)

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$108M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 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).

CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan

Israel
Indonesia
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia
Singapore
Lithuania
Brazil
Hong Kong
Australia
Belgium
Ukraine

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.

R.S.A

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & Coatings

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

Chemical Identity

CAS100-85-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID3044332

FormulaC10H17NO

Mol. Weight167.252 g/mol

SMILES[OH-].C[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
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

Benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (CAS 100-85-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/100-85-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 100-85-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 100-85-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 100-85-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292390 for CAS 100-85-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/