(2-Hydroxyethyl)ammonium mercaptoacetate

Drug ingredient

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 126-97-6
US Production7.7K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 293090 covers 111chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergy
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Thio Combination 9306
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.26/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$131.00 / 500 g
Purity85%
Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.28500 g85%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.48500 g
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.48500 g
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.62500 g85%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.02500 g85%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg

Chemical Identity

CAS126-97-6
PubChem CID160430
DTXSIDDTXSID7059569
FormulaC4H11NO3S
Mol. Weight153.2 g/mol
SMILESC(CO)N.C(C(=O)O)S

Data Sources

DTXSID70595692026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1604302026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/160430/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/160430.json

126-97-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 126-97-62026-04-25

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

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