o-(Trifluoromethyl)aniline

CAS 88-17-5

Benzenamine, 2-(trifluoromethyl)-

Molecular structure of 88-17-5
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$59M
Top sourceGermany 55%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292143 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292143, which covers 45 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 55%GermanyIT 30%ItalyIN 11%IndiaJP 2%JapanCN 1%China

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gApollo Scientific US
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$89.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS88-17-5
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7058961
FormulaC7H6F3N
Mol. Weight161.127 g/mol
SMILESNC1=C(C=CC=C1)C(F)(F)F

Data Sources

Brief citations

o-(Trifluoromethyl)aniline (CAS 88-17-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/88-17-5/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 88-17-5. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 292143 for CAS 88-17-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/