Benzyl chloroformate

CAS 501-53-1

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production631.3K 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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 631.3K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 1.2M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 291590 covers 588 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.

Vandemark Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

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

•Terminator/Blocker in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.30/gBiopharma PEG Scientific Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$150.00 / 500 g

Purity90%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.23	100 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$5.93	100 g	—
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$24.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Asinex	Netherlands	$8651.50	100 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS501-53-1

PubChem CID10387

DTXSIDDTXSID9027158

FormulaC8H7ClO2

Mol. Weight170.59 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9027158Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10387Retrieved 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

Benzyl chloroformate (CAS 501-53-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/501-53-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9027158. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9027158 PubChem: 10387. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10387 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 501-53-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 501-53-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting