3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol

CAS 98-17-9

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 98-17-9
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$34M
Top sourceJordan 65%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290819 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290819, which covers 63 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JO 65%JordanDE 12%GermanyCN 6%ChinaJP 6%JapanGB 5%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Pht International

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$31.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors29 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS98-17-9
PubChem CID7376
DTXSIDDTXSID7052658
FormulaC7H5F3O
Mol. Weight162.11 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)C(F)(F)F

Data Sources

Brief citations

3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenol (CAS 98-17-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/98-17-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7052658. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7052658 PubChem: 7376. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7376 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 98-17-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 98-17-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290819 for CAS 98-17-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/