Paraldehyde

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 123-63-7
US ProductionZero
Import Value$2M
Top SourceGermany 48%

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 291250 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 291250, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 48%GermanyCH 48%SwitzerlandCN 3%ChinaIT 1%ItalyIN 1%India

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS123-63-7
PubChem CID31264
DTXSIDDTXSID9023419
FormulaC6H12O3
Mol. Weight132.16 g/mol
SMILESCC1OC(OC(O1)C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID90234192026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

312642026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/31264/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/31264.json

123-63-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 123-63-72026-04-25

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

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