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Disodium palladium tetrachloride

CAS 13820-53-6

Palladate(2-), tetrachloro-, sodium (1:2), (SP-4-1)-

Molecular structure of 13820-53-6
2 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$111M
Top sourceJapan 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 284390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284390, which covers 65 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 43%JapanZA 22%South AfricaDE 12%GermanyIN 10%IndiaAR 6%Argentina

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS13820-53-6
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID30893427
FormulaCl4Na2Pd
Mol. Weight294.2 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].[Na+].Cl[Pd--](Cl)(Cl)Cl

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Brief citations

Disodium palladium tetrachloride (CAS 13820-53-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13820-53-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13820-53-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 284390 for CAS 13820-53-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/