1-Butanethiol

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

Molecular structure of 109-79-5
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
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Chevron Phillips Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Odor agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.32/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$323.62 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.321 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.38100 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.0025 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.0025 g99%

Chemical Identity

CAS109-79-5
PubChem CID8012
DTXSIDDTXSID6026824
FormulaC4H10S
Mol. Weight90.19 g/mol
SMILESCCCCS

Data Sources

DTXSID60268242026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

80122026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8012/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8012.json

109-79-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 109-79-52026-04-25

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

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