1-Octanesulfonic acid

Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 3944-72-7
US Production174.6K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290410 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 290410 covers 39chemicals 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 (1)
Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$212.60/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$1063.00 / 5 g
Purity95%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$213.805 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$231.405 g95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$256.005 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$302.405 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS3944-72-7
PubChem CID49939
DTXSIDDTXSID5041277
FormulaC8H18O3S
Mol. Weight194.29 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50412772026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

499392026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/49939/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/49939.json

3944-72-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 3944-72-72026-04-25

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

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