2-Mercaptobenzimidazole

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

Molecular structure of 583-39-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$1.4B
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

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Antioxidant in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.11500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.142.5 kg97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.29100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.435 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.4025 g98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$4.205 g97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$14.6025 g97%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
SpecsNetherlands$68.9710 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Maybridge, Ltd.United Kingdom$2414.30100 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$3663.3330 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
Life Chemicals Inc.Ukraine Canada$6000.0020 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS583-39-1
PubChem CID707035
DTXSIDDTXSID9025536
FormulaC7H6N2S
Mol. Weight150.2 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)NC(=S)N2

Data Sources

DTXSID90255362026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

7070352026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/707035/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/707035.json

583-39-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 583-39-12026-04-25

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

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