Sodium 2-formylbenzenesulfonate

CAS 1008-72-6

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

Molecular structure of 1008-72-6 — 1 Na⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$3M

Top sourceIndia 77%

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 291300 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291300, which covers 36 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 77%IndiaCN 11%ChinaUA 5%UkraineJP 3%JapanDE 2%Germany

United Kingdom
Austria

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Sensient Colors

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Liberty Specialty Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

Food

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

•Dye in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$14.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.05	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.05	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.05	1 kg	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.05	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	500 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	500 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.08	500 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.10	100 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.11	1 kg	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.11	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.20	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.42	500 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.42	500 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$7.00	5 g	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%
TimTec, LLC	United States	$9333.33	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS1008-72-6

PubChem CID3794540

DTXSIDDTXSID5041643

FormulaC7H5NaO4S

Mol. Weight208.17 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C=O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5041643Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3794540Retrieved 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

Sodium 2-formylbenzenesulfonate (CAS 1008-72-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1008-72-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041643. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041643 PubChem: 3794540. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3794540 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1008-72-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1008-72-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291300 for CAS 1008-72-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/