Ammonium trisulfide

CAS 12259-92-6

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

Molecular structure of 12259-92-6 — 2 NH₄⁺

US productionCBI

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Jupiter Sulphur

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureEnergy

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.

•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (34%)Processing—repackaging
•Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Refineries (66%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS12259-92-6

PubChem CID72720462

DTXSIDDTXSID80893215

FormulaH8N2S3

Mol. Weight132.3 g/mol

SMILES[NH4+].[NH4+].[S-]S[S-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID80893215Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 72720462Retrieved 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

Ammonium trisulfide (CAS 12259-92-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12259-92-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID80893215. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID80893215 PubChem: 72720462. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/72720462 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12259-92-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12259-92-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting