Chloroplatinic acid

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

Molecular structure of 16941-12-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$111M
Top SourceJapan 43%

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 284390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284390, which covers 11 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 43%JapanZA 22%South AfricaDE 12%GermanyIN 10%IndiaAR 6%Argentina
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Heraeus
Johnson Matthey
Sabin Metal

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Plating agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Other (99%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS16941-12-1
PubChem CID61859
DTXSIDDTXSID30858819
FormulaCl6H2Pt
Mol. Weight409.8 g/mol
SMILES[H+].[H+].Cl[Pt-2](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID308588192026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

618592026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/61859/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/61859.json

16941-12-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 16941-12-12026-04-25

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

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