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Naphthalenesulfonic acid, bis(1-methylethyl)-, ammonium salt

CAS 68425-60-5

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

Molecular structure of 68425-60-5
1 NH₄⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$40M
Import volumeZero
Top sourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 115 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68425-60-5
PubChem CID162216
DTXSIDDTXSID9029437
FormulaC16H23NO3S
Mol. Weight309.4 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)C1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C(=C1C(C)C)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[NH4+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Naphthalenesulfonic acid, bis(1-methylethyl)-, ammonium salt (CAS 68425-60-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68425-60-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9029437. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9029437 PubChem: 162216. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/162216 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68425-60-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290410 for CAS 68425-60-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/