1-Thioglycerol

CAS 96-27-5

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production51.6K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 293090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 51.6K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 69.3K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 293090 covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, 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)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Evans Chemetics Lp Dba Bruno Bock

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Preservative in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.27/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$133.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	500 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.52	500 g	99%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.56	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.62	500 g	97%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.64	2.5 kg	99%
Chemscene	United States	$0.72	100 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.72	100 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$1.49	25 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.64	25 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.65	100 g	99.63%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.92	25 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$4.36	25 g	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$29.00	1 g	99.8%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$14708.40	25 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-27-5

PubChem CID7291

DTXSIDDTXSID5046512

FormulaC3H8O2S

Mol. Weight108.16 g/mol

SMILESC(C(CS)O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5046512Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7291Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1-Thioglycerol (CAS 96-27-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/96-27-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5046512. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5046512 PubChem: 7291. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7291 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 96-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 96-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting