Chloranil

CAS 118-75-2

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

Molecular structure of 118-75-2
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$175M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceIndia 48%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291479 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291479, which covers 95 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 48%IndiaCN 20%ChinaMX 19%MexicoDE 10%GermanyFI 2%Finland
EPA-registered importers (2)
Heubach Holding S R L · LU Luxembourg
Heubach Holding Usa

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gManchester Organics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$14.10 / 250 g
Purity98%
Vendors21 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS118-75-2
PubChem CID8371
DTXSIDDTXSID2020266
FormulaC6Cl4O2
Mol. Weight245.9 g/mol
SMILESC1(=C(C(=O)C(=C(C1=O)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Chloranil (CAS 118-75-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118-75-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020266. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020266 PubChem: 8371. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8371 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 118-75-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 118-75-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291479 for CAS 118-75-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/