2-Chloro-4-methylsulfonyl-3-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)methyl]benzoic acid

CAS 120100-77-8

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceNo public record

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. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

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.

Bayer Ag · DE Germany

Bayer Us Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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

•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.39/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$195.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.41	500 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.42	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.43	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.67	100 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.67	100 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.72	25 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.76	25 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.76	25 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$318.80	10 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS120100-77-8

PubChem CID15132895

DTXSIDDTXSID30888898

FormulaC11H10ClF3O5S

Mol. Weight346.71 g/mol

SMILESCS(=O)(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C=C1)C(=O)O)Cl)COCC(F)(F)F

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30888898Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 15132895Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Chloro-4-methylsulfonyl-3-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)methyl]benzoic acid (CAS 120100-77-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120100-77-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30888898. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30888898 PubChem: 15132895. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15132895 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120100-77-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120100-77-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting