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Benzamorf

CAS 12068-08-5

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

Molecular structure of 12068-08-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$6.4B
Top sourceSingapore 36%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293499 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293499, which covers 575 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
SG 36%SingaporeIE 23%IrelandCN 11%ChinaCH 6%SwitzerlandIN 5%India

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS12068-08-5
PubChem CID20055166
DTXSIDDTXSID9049582
FormulaC22H39NO4S
Mol. Weight413.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)O.C1COCCN1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Benzamorf (CAS 12068-08-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12068-08-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9049582. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9049582 PubChem: 20055166. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20055166 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12068-08-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12068-08-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293499 for CAS 12068-08-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/