Bis(1-piperidinylthioxomethyl)hexasulfide

CAS 971-15-3

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

R.T. Vanderbilt Holding

EPA-registered importers (6)

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

Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg

Akrochem

Harwick Standard Distribution

Ravago Holdings America

Sovereign Chemical

Show all 6

Swan Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.47/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$233.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.50	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.74	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.97	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$5.56	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$32.40	5 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS971-15-3

PubChem CID70414

DTXSIDDTXSID4020535

FormulaC12H20N2S8

Mol. Weight448.8 g/mol

SMILESC1CCN(CC1)C(=S)SSSSSSC(=S)N2CCCCC2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4020535Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 70414Retrieved 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

Bis(1-piperidinylthioxomethyl)hexasulfide (CAS 971-15-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/971-15-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4020535. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4020535 PubChem: 70414. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/70414 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 971-15-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 971-15-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting