Disodium 4,4'-bis-(2-sulfostyryl)biphenyl

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 13863-31-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$44M
Top SourceIndia 28%

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 320420 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320420, which covers 10 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 28%IndiaCH 26%SwitzerlandTW 22%TaiwanDE 9%GermanyCN 8%China
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Brightener in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.46/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$232.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors2 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.63500 g

Chemical Identity

CAS13863-31-5
PubChem CID6433586
DTXSIDDTXSID2027757
FormulaC38H38N12Na2O8S2
Mol. Weight900.9 g/mol
SMILESCN(CCO)C1=NC(=NC(=N1)NC2=CC(=C(C=C2)C=CC3=C(C=C(C=C3)NC4=NC(=NC(=N4)NC5=CC=CC=C5)N(C)CCO)S(=O)(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-])NC6=CC=CC=C6.[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID20277572026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64335862026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6433586/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6433586.json

13863-31-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 13863-31-52026-04-25

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

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