Octamethyltrisiloxane

Drug ingredient

CAS 107-51-7

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 107-51-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$537M
Top sourceChina 39%

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 293190 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 378 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (3)
Mitsubishi Chemical Group · JP Japan
Brb North America
Mitsubishi Chemical America

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthElectronicsMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Barrier Repair Cream
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Diluent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Diluent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.31/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$157.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors9 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS107-51-7
PubChem CID24705
DTXSIDDTXSID9040710
FormulaC8H24O2Si3
Mol. Weight236.53 g/mol
SMILESC[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Octamethyltrisiloxane (CAS 107-51-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/107-51-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9040710. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9040710 PubChem: 24705. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24705 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 107-51-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 107-51-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293190 for CAS 107-51-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/