Crystal Violet lactone

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

Molecular structure of 1552-42-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$286M
Top SourceChina 48%

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 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 33 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Marubeni America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Dye in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.58/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$289.00 / 500 g
Purity96%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.62500 g96%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.63100 g97%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.75500 g
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.78500 g96%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.78500 g96%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.78500 g96%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.78500 g96%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.80100 g97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$1.04100 g96%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.06100 g96%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.62100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$4.33100 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$7.00100 g97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$28.5925 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$28.5925 g
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg96%

Chemical Identity

CAS1552-42-7
PubChem CID73773
DTXSIDDTXSID8024866
FormulaC26H29N3O2
Mol. Weight415.5 g/mol
SMILESCN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2(C3=C(C=C(C=C3)N(C)C)C(=O)O2)C4=CC=C(C=C4)N(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID80248662026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

737732026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/73773/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/73773.json

1552-42-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1552-42-72026-04-25

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

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