Nickel bis(nitrate)

Drug ingredient

CAS 13138-45-9

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 13138-45-9 — 1 Ni²⁺

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 (5)

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

Clariant International · CH Switzerland

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

Clariant

Shepherd Material Science

Umciore Usa

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Koch

Umicore Usa

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.

Henkel

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergyElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Niccolum Nitricum

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

Used in 10 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Plating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (62%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (62%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Plating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS13138-45-9

PubChem CID25736

DTXSIDDTXSID70872958

FormulaN2NiO6

Mol. Weight182.7 g/mol

SMILES[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID70872958Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 25736Retrieved 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

Nickel bis(nitrate) (CAS 13138-45-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13138-45-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID70872958. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID70872958 PubChem: 25736. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/25736 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13138-45-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13138-45-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting