Potassium pentylxanthate

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 2720-73-2
US ProductionZero
Import Value$760M
Import Volume283.7K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 33%
Potassium pentylxanthate · US import value by year
$743M2013$751M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
EPA-registered importers (3)
Grupo Mexico S A B De C V · MX Mexico
American Mining
Quadra Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$1.18/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$118.00 / 100 g
Purity95%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$1.28100 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$2.08500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.53500 g97%
ChemsceneUnited States$2.98500 g
Fluorochem EUGermany$5.6125 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$9.13100 g97%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$5000.0030 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$5133.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS2720-73-2
PubChem CID493949
DTXSIDDTXSID2062610
FormulaC6H11KOS2
Mol. Weight202.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCOC(=S)[S-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID20626102026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

4939492026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/493949/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/493949.json

2720-73-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2720-73-22026-04-25

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

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