1,2-Dibromoethane

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 106-93-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$15M
Top SourceChina 32%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290362, 380859, 382790 · exact

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaMX 25%MexicoDO 13%Dominican RepublicIT 9%ItalyCA 6%Canada
EPA-registered importers (2)
Innospec
Newmarket

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergy
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Chem Trail Detox
  • Enviro Detox Formula
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS106-93-4
PubChem CID7839
DTXSIDDTXSID3020415
FormulaC2H4Br2
Mol. Weight187.86 g/mol
SMILESC(CBr)Br

Data Sources

DTXSID30204152026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

78392026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7839/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7839.json

106-93-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 106-93-42026-04-25

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

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