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Bisphenol AF

CAS 1478-61-1

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

Molecular structure of 1478-61-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$34M
Top sourceJordan 65%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290819 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290819, which covers 63 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JO 65%JordanDE 12%GermanyCN 6%ChinaJP 6%JapanGB 5%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Chemours
EPA-registered importers (3)
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
3M
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$57.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors23 available

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

22 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.13500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.18500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.21500 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.211 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.211 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.211 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.22500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.25500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.25500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.321 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.451 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.1225 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$2.47100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$11.5825 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$11.5825 g97%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS1478-61-1
PubChem CID73864
DTXSIDDTXSID7037717
FormulaC15H10F6O2
Mol. Weight336.23 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)(C(F)(F)F)C(F)(F)F)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Bisphenol AF (CAS 1478-61-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1478-61-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7037717. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7037717 PubChem: 73864. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/73864 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1478-61-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1478-61-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290819 for CAS 1478-61-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/