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potassium ferrocyanide trihydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 14459-95-1

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

Molecular structure of 14459-95-1
4 K⁺ · 3 H₂O · 1 Fe²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$15M
Top sourceSwitzerland 88%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 283720 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 283720, which covers 15 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 88%SwitzerlandCN 9%ChinaIN 2%India
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Kali Ferrocyanatum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS14459-95-1
PubChem CID161067
DTXSIDDTXSID50932342
FormulaC6H6FeK4N6O3
Mol. Weight422.39 g/mol
SMILES[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.O.O.O.[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].[Fe+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

potassium ferrocyanide trihydrate (CAS 14459-95-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14459-95-1/ PubChem: 161067. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/161067 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 14459-95-1. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 283720 for CAS 14459-95-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/