2-Mercaptomethylbenzimidazole

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

Molecular structure of 53988-10-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$1.4B
Import Volume105.4K lbs
Top SourceIreland 33%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293399 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 48 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Akrochem
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Antioxidant in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$2.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$1025.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$2.19500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$75.0010 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$79.6010 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$84.0010 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$410.001 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS53988-10-6
PubChem CID3034478
DTXSIDDTXSID9052185
FormulaC8H8N2S
Mol. Weight164.23 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C2C(=CC=C1)NC(=S)N2

Data Sources

DTXSID90521852026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

30344782026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3034478/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3034478.json

53988-10-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 53988-10-62026-04-25

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

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