3-Sulfobenzoic acid monosodium salt

CAS 17625-03-5

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

Molecular structure of 17625-03-5
1 Na⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$84M
Import volumeZero
Top sourceChina 63%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291639 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 229 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 63%ChinaIT 19%ItalyIN 8%IndiaDE 4%GermanyCH 3%Switzerland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Futurefuel

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.17/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$86.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors16 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS17625-03-5
PubChem CID23668512
DTXSIDDTXSID7066227
FormulaC7H5NaO5S
Mol. Weight224.17 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)S(=O)(=O)O)C(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

Brief citations

3-Sulfobenzoic acid monosodium salt (CAS 17625-03-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/17625-03-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7066227. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7066227 PubChem: 23668512. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23668512 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 17625-03-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 17625-03-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/