o-Toluenesulfonamide

CAS 88-19-7

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

Molecular structure of 88-19-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$2.0B
Import volume61.7K lb
Top sourceIreland 63%

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 293590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports 61.7K lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 151.2K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293590, which covers 182 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 63%IrelandSG 14%SingaporeIN 7%IndiaCN 7%ChinaCH 2%Switzerland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Lanxess
EPA-registered importers (1)
Tri-Iso

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$14.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors27 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS88-19-7
PubChem CID6924
DTXSIDDTXSID7021362
FormulaC7H9NO2S
Mol. Weight171.22 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)N

Data Sources

Brief citations

o-Toluenesulfonamide (CAS 88-19-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/88-19-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7021362. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7021362 PubChem: 6924. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6924 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 88-19-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 88-19-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293590 for CAS 88-19-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/