Sodium o-chlorobenzoate

CAS 17264-74-3

Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-, sodium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 17264-74-3
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$84M
Top sourceChina 63%

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 291639 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291639, which covers 229 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 63%ChinaIT 19%ItalyIN 8%IndiaDE 4%GermanyCH 3%Switzerland

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$14.49/gApollo Scientific UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$1449.00 / 100 g
Purity95%
Vendors4 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS17264-74-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID80169361
FormulaC7H4ClNaO2
Mol. Weight178.55 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].[O-]C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Sodium o-chlorobenzoate (CAS 17264-74-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/17264-74-3/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 17264-74-3. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291639 for CAS 17264-74-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/