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2-Pyridinecarbonitrile

CAS 100-70-9

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

Molecular structure of 100-70-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$1.3B
Top sourceChina 32%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293339 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Vertellus Specialties
EPA-registered importers (1)
Corteva

Why It Matters

Sectors
Agriculture
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors28 available

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

27 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.051 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.051 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.051 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.051 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.13100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.24500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.24500 g99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.24500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.49100 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.65100 g99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.71100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.18100 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$50.001 g99.96%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$51.0010 g95%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$120.0010 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS100-70-9
PubChem CID7522
DTXSIDDTXSID9021843
FormulaC6H4N2
Mol. Weight104.11 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=NC(=C1)C#N

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Pyridinecarbonitrile (CAS 100-70-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/100-70-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9021843. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9021843 PubChem: 7522. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7522 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 100-70-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 100-70-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 100-70-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/