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phenethylamine hydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 156-28-5

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

Molecular structure of 156-28-5
1 HCl
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$41M
Top sourceIndia 37%

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 292149 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292149, which covers 80 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 37%IndiaCN 25%ChinaDE 14%GermanyMX 9%MexicoGB 4%United Kingdom
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Pain & Stress Center Products

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Elevate
  • •Neuro Links
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS156-28-5
PubChem CID9075
DTXSIDDTXSID0059744
FormulaC8H12ClN
Mol. Weight157.64 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCN.Cl

Data Sources

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Brief citations

phenethylamine hydrochloride (CAS 156-28-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/156-28-5/ PubChem: 9075. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9075 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 156-28-5. 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 292149 for CAS 156-28-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/