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Paraldehyde

CAS 123-63-7

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 123-63-7
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$2M
Top sourceGermany 48%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291250 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291250, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 48%GermanyCH 48%SwitzerlandCN 3%ChinaIT 1%ItalyIN 1%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •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

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Brief citations

Paraldehyde (CAS 123-63-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/123-63-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9023419. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9023419 PubChem: 31264. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31264 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 123-63-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 123-63-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291250 for CAS 123-63-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/