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Perchloric acid, cobalt(2+) salt (2:1)

CAS 13455-31-7

Molecular structure of 13455-31-7
1 Co²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$12M
Top sourceCanada 43%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282990 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282990, which covers 29 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 43%CanadaIN 23%IndiaCN 17%ChinaBR 10%BrazilSE 3%Sweden

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS13455-31-7
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID2094003
FormulaCl2CoO8
Mol. Weight257.83 g/mol
SMILES[Co++].[O-][Cl](=O)(=O)=O.[O-][Cl](=O)(=O)=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Perchloric acid, cobalt(2+) salt (2:1) (CAS 13455-31-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13455-31-7/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13455-31-7. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 282990 for CAS 13455-31-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/