1,3-Bis(citraconimidomethyl)benzene

CAS 119462-56-5

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

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$43M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceJapan 25%

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 292519 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 305.4K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292519, which covers 43 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).

JP 25%JapanCN 21%ChinaGB 21%United KingdomAT 14%AustriaDE 7%Germany

Australia
Belgium
Israel
Switzerland
Hungary
Ukraine
Slovakia
Singapore

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Nokian Tyres

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Filler in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$79.00 / 1 kg

Purity97%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$0.09	1 kg	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS119462-56-5

PubChem CID11587850

DTXSIDDTXSID0073081

FormulaC18H16N2O4

Mol. Weight324.3 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=O)N(C1=O)CC2=CC(=CC=C2)CN3C(=O)C=C(C3=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0073081Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11587850Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1,3-Bis(citraconimidomethyl)benzene (CAS 119462-56-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/119462-56-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0073081. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0073081 PubChem: 11587850. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11587850 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 119462-56-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 119462-56-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292519 for CAS 119462-56-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/