2-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid, 3-hydroxy-, sodium salt (1:1)

CAS 14206-62-3

Molecular structure of 14206-62-3
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$122M
Top sourceSouth Korea 39%

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 291829 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 85 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$10.88/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$272.00 / 25 g
Purity97%
Vendors11 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS14206-62-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID0065729
FormulaC11H7NaO3
Mol. Weight210.164 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].OC1=C(C=C2C=CC=CC2=C1)C([O-])=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

2-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid, 3-hydroxy-, sodium salt (1:1) (CAS 14206-62-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14206-62-3/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 14206-62-3. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 14206-62-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/