ruthenium tribromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 14014-88-1

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 14014-88-1
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
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Ruthenium Bromatum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS14014-88-1
PubChem CID176290
DTXSIDDTXSID40930716
FormulaBr3Ru
Mol. Weight340.8 g/mol
SMILESBr[Ru](Br)Br

Data Sources

Brief citations

ruthenium tribromide (CAS 14014-88-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14014-88-1/ PubChem: 176290. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/176290 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 14014-88-1. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 284390 for CAS 14014-88-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/