Benzoic acid, 2-(methylthio)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-

CAS 142994-05-6

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

$6.30/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$63.00 / 10 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$7.60	10 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$8.16	25 g	97%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$9.40	5 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$10.00	5 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$10.60	5 g	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$12.83	5 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$15.00	1 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$15.00	1 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$44.00	250 mg	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$719.00	1 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS142994-05-6

PubChem CID11085762

DTXSIDDTXSID70888978

FormulaC9H7F3O2S

Mol. Weight236.21 g/mol

SMILESCSC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(F)(F)F)C(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID70888978Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11085762Retrieved 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

Benzoic acid, 2-(methylthio)-4-(trifluoromethyl)- (CAS 142994-05-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142994-05-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID70888978. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID70888978 PubChem: 11085762. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11085762 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142994-05-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 142994-05-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting