1-Chloro-2-(chloromethyl)-3-fluorobenzene

CAS 55117-15-2

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

Molecular structure of 55117-15-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$108M
Top sourceChina 77%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290399 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290399, which covers 178 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 77%ChinaIN 7%IndiaDE 7%GermanyJP 5%JapanIT 2%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Syngenta Crop Protection

Why It Matters

Sectors
Agriculture
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.33/gApollo Scientific US
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$82.00 / 250 g
Purity97%
Vendors18 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS55117-15-2
PubChem CID108675
DTXSIDDTXSID8038855
FormulaC7H5Cl2F
Mol. Weight179.02 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Cl)CCl)F

Data Sources

Brief citations

1-Chloro-2-(chloromethyl)-3-fluorobenzene (CAS 55117-15-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/55117-15-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8038855. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8038855 PubChem: 108675. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/108675 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 55117-15-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 55117-15-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290399 for CAS 55117-15-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/