1-Dodecanethiol

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

Molecular structure of 112-55-0
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 (2)
Arkema
Chevron Phillips Chemical
EPA-registered importers (2)
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Omg Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Antioxidant in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Flame retardants in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$63.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.43100 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-55-0
PubChem CID8195
DTXSIDDTXSID6025220
FormulaC12H26S
Mol. Weight202.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCS

Data Sources

DTXSID60252202026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

81952026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8195/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8195.json

112-55-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 112-55-02026-04-25

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

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