Fluorotelomer alcohol 6:2

CAS 647-42-7

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

Molecular structure of 647-42-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$26M
Top sourceChina 27%

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 290559 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Archroma U.S
Chemours

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$64.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors17 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS647-42-7
PubChem CID69537
DTXSIDDTXSID5044572
FormulaC8H5F13O
Mol. Weight364.1 g/mol
SMILESC(CO)C(C(C(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F

Data Sources

Brief citations

Fluorotelomer alcohol 6:2 (CAS 647-42-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/647-42-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5044572. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5044572 PubChem: 69537. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/69537 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 647-42-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 647-42-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290559 for CAS 647-42-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/