1-Octanesulfonic acid

CAS 3944-72-7

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production150.6K 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 290410 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 150.6K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 174.6K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290410 covers 115 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 (1)

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

Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$213.80	5 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$231.40	5 g	95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$256.00	5 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$302.40	5 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS3944-72-7

PubChem CID49939

DTXSIDDTXSID5041277

FormulaC8H18O3S

Mol. Weight194.29 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5041277Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 49939Retrieved 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

1-Octanesulfonic acid (CAS 3944-72-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3944-72-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041277. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041277 PubChem: 49939. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/49939 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3944-72-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3944-72-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting