Boric acid (H3BO3), trioctyl ester

CAS 2467-12-1

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production96.4K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 292090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 96.4K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 24.3K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 292090 covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, 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)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy

The Detrex

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1.36/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$34.00 / 25 g

Purity98%

Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$1.39	100 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1.87	100 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$2.40	25 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$2.43	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$2.60	25 g	95%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$5.37	25 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$5.48	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$11.24	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS2467-12-1

PubChem CID17176

DTXSIDDTXSID3062441

FormulaC24H51BO3

Mol. Weight398.5 g/mol

SMILESB(OCCCCCCCC)(OCCCCCCCC)OCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3062441Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 17176Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Boric acid (H3BO3), trioctyl ester (CAS 2467-12-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2467-12-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3062441. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3062441 PubChem: 17176. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17176 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2467-12-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2467-12-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting