Trichlorotrimethyldialuminum

CAS 12542-85-7

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

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 Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Albemarle

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS12542-85-7

PubChem CID61568

DTXSIDDTXSID0044529

FormulaC3H9Al2Cl3

Mol. Weight205.42 g/mol

SMILESC[Al](C)Cl.C[Al](Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0044529Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61568Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Trichlorotrimethyldialuminum (CAS 12542-85-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12542-85-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0044529. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0044529 PubChem: 61568. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61568 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12542-85-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting