Imidazole

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

Molecular structure of 288-32-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$114M
Top SourceChina 26%

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 293329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 34 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$121.00 / 10 kg
Purity99%
Vendors26 available

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

25 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.041 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg99%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.042.5 kg95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.061 kg99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.071 kg99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.091 kg99%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.11250 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.121 kg
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.13500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.152.5 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.152.5 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.33500 g99.98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.1225 g99%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.25100 g95%
Apexbio Technology LLCUnited States$8.8010 g99.3%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg90%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS288-32-4
PubChem CID795
DTXSIDDTXSID2029616
FormulaC3H4N2
Mol. Weight68.08 g/mol
SMILESC1=CN=CN1

Data Sources

DTXSID20296162026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

7952026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/795/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/795.json

288-32-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 288-32-42026-04-25

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

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