4-Sulfophthalic acid

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 89-08-7
US Production433.5K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291739 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 291739 covers 32chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Pilot Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS89-08-7
PubChem CID6962
DTXSIDDTXSID6026535
FormulaC8H6O7S
Mol. Weight246.2 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID60265352026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

69622026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6962/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6962.json

89-08-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 89-08-72026-04-25

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

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

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