Benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride

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

Molecular structure of 1100-88-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$598M
Top SourceChina 89%

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 293149 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
EPA-registered importers (3)
Dishman Carbogen Amcis · IN India
Dishman Usa
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS1100-88-5
PubChem CID70671
DTXSIDDTXSID6051566
FormulaC25H22ClP
Mol. Weight388.9 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C[P+](C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4.[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID60515662026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

706712026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/70671/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/70671.json

1100-88-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1100-88-52026-04-25

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

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