nickel arsenide

Drug ingredient

CAS 27016-75-7

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

Molecular structure of 27016-75-7
1 Ni
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$154M
Top sourceGermany 55%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

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 285390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 285390, which covers 46 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 55%GermanyCA 21%CanadaJP 6%JapanGB 4%United KingdomKR 3%South Korea
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Niccolum Arsenatum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Chemical Identity

CAS27016-75-7
PubChem CID138394006
DTXSIDDTXSID9067273
FormulaAs2Ni5
Mol. Weight443.31 g/mol
SMILES[Ni].[Ni]=[As]=[Ni].[Ni]=[As]=[Ni]

Data Sources

Brief citations

nickel arsenide (CAS 27016-75-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27016-75-7/ PubChem: 138394006. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/138394006 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 27016-75-7. 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 285390 for CAS 27016-75-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/