Sodium phenylacetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 114-70-5

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$1M

Top sourceMexico 34%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291634 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 291634, which covers 4 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

MX 34%MexicoDE 26%GermanyCN 20%ChinaIN 13%IndiaES 5%Spain

Brazil

11 FDA-registered drug labelers

Ailex Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

CU Chemie Uetikon GmbH

FOSUN PHARMA USA INC

MAIA PHARMACEUTICALS

MAIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC

MSN Life Sciences Private Limited

Navinta LLC

Neuland Laboratories Limited

Omnivium Pharmaceuticals LLC

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Sodium Phenylacetate and Sodium Benzoate

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

Chemical Identity

CAS114-70-5

PubChem CID23690424

DTXSIDDTXSID8059427

FormulaC8H7NaO2

Mol. Weight158.13 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 23690424Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium phenylacetate (CAS 114-70-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/114-70-5/ PubChem: 23690424. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23690424 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 114-70-5. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291634 for CAS 114-70-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/