Benzenesulfonic acid, mono-C11-13-branched alkyl derivs.

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

Molecular structure of 68608-88-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.3B
Top SourceJapan 32%

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 340239, 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 340239, 382499, which covers 157 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68608-88-8
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID3028768
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID30287682026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68608-88-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68608-88-82026-04-25

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

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