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3-Chloroaniline

CAS 108-42-9

Benzenamine, 3-chloro-

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 108-42-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$30M
Top sourceChina 49%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 292142 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 292142, which covers 67 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 49%ChinaIN 34%IndiaDE 6%GermanyCA 4%CanadaKR 3%South Korea
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Kansas Holdco 1

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gApollo Scientific US
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$44.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
ALFA AESARGermany$0.14500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.16500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.17500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.27500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.27500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.54100 g95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.6850 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.69100 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.6625 g99%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$170.005 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-42-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID0024761
FormulaC6H6ClN
Mol. Weight127.57 g/mol
SMILESNC1=CC(Cl)=CC=C1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

3-Chloroaniline (CAS 108-42-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-42-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 108-42-9. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-42-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-42-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292142 for CAS 108-42-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/