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Cupric acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 142-71-2

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

Molecular structure of 142-71-2
1 Cu²⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$64M
Top sourceNetherlands 37%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291529 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
The Shepherd Material Science
15 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Boiron
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
DNA Labs, Inc.
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Energique, Inc.
Guna spa
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
MediNatura Inc
Natural Creations, Inc
PEKANA Natruheilmittel GmbH
PEKANA Naturheilmittel GmbH
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
RUBIMED AG

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthMetals & Mining
Downstream Uses

Appears in 27 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM13
  • •Cuprum Aceticum
  • •Spinalmax
  • •Dynamic Brain
  • •Bronchiforce
  • •D-9
  • •BHI Diarrhea
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM150
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  • •Arthritis Joints
  • •Cough HP
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM30
  • •GUNA-Allergy T
  • •Ledum Combination 9257
  • •Neurovita
  • •Bronchial Cough
  • •Apizelen
  • •Drosera Combination 9221
  • •D-63
  • •Clauparest
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM13 Pellets
  • •Cough Syrup Formula
  • •D-75
  • •apo-TUSS
  • •GUNA Allergy
  • •Dalektro N
  • •Control
  • •NS Support
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS142-71-2
PubChem CID8895
DTXSIDDTXSID2059720
FormulaC4H6CuO4
Mol. Weight181.63 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Cu+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Cupric acetate (CAS 142-71-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-71-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2059720. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2059720 PubChem: 8895. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8895 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-71-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 142-71-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291529 for CAS 142-71-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/