Benzoic acid, 2,2'-[[2,4(3,5 or 4,6)-dihydroxyphenylene]bis(2,1-diazenediyl)]bis-, 1,1'-bis[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl] ester, hydrochloride (1:2)

CAS 118208-02-9

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

Molecular structure of 118208-02-9 — 2 HCl

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland

Archroma U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

Industrial Uses

•Dye in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS118208-02-9

PubChem CID44152916

DTXSIDDTXSID00894249

FormulaC28H36Cl2N6O6

Mol. Weight623.5 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)CCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1NN=C2C=CC(=O)CC2(N=NC3=CC=CC=C3C(=O)OCCN(C)C)O.Cl.Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00894249Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 44152916Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzoic acid, 2,2'-[[2,4(3,5 or 4,6)-dihydroxyphenylene]bis(2,1-diazenediyl)]bis-, 1,1'-bis[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl] ester, hydrochloride (1:2) (CAS 118208-02-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/118208-02-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00894249. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00894249 PubChem: 44152916. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/44152916 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 118208-02-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 118208-02-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting