Hydrogen chloropalladate (PdCl4)

CAS 16970-55-1

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

Cl₄H₂Pd250.2 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import volumeZero

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Johnson Matthey

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Sabin Metal

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in Other (99%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS16970-55-1

PubChem CID161205

DTXSIDDTXSID10893460

FormulaCl4H2Pd

Mol. Weight250.2 g/mol

SMILES[H+].[H+].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Pd+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10893460Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 161205Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Hydrogen chloropalladate (PdCl4) (CAS 16970-55-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16970-55-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10893460. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10893460 PubChem: 161205. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/161205 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16970-55-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16970-55-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting