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2,2'-Bipyridine

CAS 366-18-7

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

Molecular structure of 366-18-7
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$1.3B
Import volume40.7K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceChina 32%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

2,2'-Bipyridine · US import value by year
$2.2B2013$1.3B2024$1.3B2025

Peak 2013: $2.2B · 2024: $1.3B · 2025: $1.3B

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293339 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Zero · Imports 40.7K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Pht International

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$28.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors29 available

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

28 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.06500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.09500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.09500 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.10500 g97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.10500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.141 kg—
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.15250 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.18500 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.201 kg98%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$0.24500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.251 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.United States$0.47500 g99%
SynthonixUnited States$0.50100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.64500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.64500 g99%
ALFA AESARGermany$1.93500 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$4.2025 g—
MedChemExpress MCESweden$10.8910 g99.95%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$20.001 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$38.001 g99.91%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$50.005 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Maybridge, Ltd.United Kingdom$2414.30100 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS366-18-7
PubChem CID1474
DTXSIDDTXSID9040635
FormulaC10H8N2
Mol. Weight156.18 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=NC(=C1)C2=CC=CC=N2

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2,2'-Bipyridine (CAS 366-18-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/366-18-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9040635. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9040635 PubChem: 1474. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1474 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 366-18-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 366-18-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 366-18-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/