2,2'-Thiobisethanol

CAS 111-48-8

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$676K

Top sourceGermany 99%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293070 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

DE 99%GermanyCN 1%China

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Stabilizing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS111-48-8

PubChem CID5447

DTXSIDDTXSID6026878

FormulaC4H10O2S

Mol. Weight122.19 g/mol

SMILESC(CSCCO)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6026878Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5447Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,2'-Thiobisethanol (CAS 111-48-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-48-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6026878. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6026878 PubChem: 5447. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5447 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-48-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-48-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293070 for CAS 111-48-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/