1,3-Benzenediamine, 2-methyl-4,6-bis(methylthio)-

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

Molecular structure of 104983-85-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$760M
Top SourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (43%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.42/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$210.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$4.74100 g97%

Chemical Identity

CAS104983-85-9
PubChem CID86262
DTXSIDDTXSID00869437
FormulaC9H14N2S2
Mol. Weight214.4 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C(=CC(=C1N)SC)SC)N

Data Sources

DTXSID008694372026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

862622026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/86262/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/86262.json

104983-85-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 104983-85-92026-04-25

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

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