1-Octanethiol

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

Molecular structure of 111-88-6
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)
Arkema
EPA-registered importers (1)
Chevron Phillips Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPlastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Abrasives in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Antioxidant in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.54/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$54.00 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.64100 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$2.0025 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-88-6
PubChem CID8144
DTXSIDDTXSID4026894
FormulaC8H18S
Mol. Weight146.3 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCS

Data Sources

DTXSID40268942026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

81442026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8144/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8144.json

111-88-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 111-88-62026-04-25

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

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