Hexanoic acid, 6-[methyl(phenylsulfonyl)amino]-

CAS 46948-72-5

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import volumeZero

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Zero · Imports 117.9K lb

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.

Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland

Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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 Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$220.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$220.00 / 1 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
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$384.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$1450.00	100 mg	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1590.00	100 mg	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$2550.00	100 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS46948-72-5

PubChem CID117892

DTXSIDDTXSID1068487

FormulaC13H19NO4S

Mol. Weight285.36 g/mol

SMILESCN(CCCCCC(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1068487Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 117892Retrieved 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

Hexanoic acid, 6-[methyl(phenylsulfonyl)amino]- (CAS 46948-72-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/46948-72-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1068487. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1068487 PubChem: 117892. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/117892 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 46948-72-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 46948-72-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting