Nickel(II) acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 373-02-4

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

Molecular structure of 373-02-4 — 1 Ni²⁺

US production1.1M lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 1.1M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 370.5K lb · Imports Zero

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

Umciore Usa

Univertical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Polyventive

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronicsMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Energy Catalyst
•Bio Electrolyte

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Plating agent in Other (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$1.02/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$512.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.08	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$1.19	500 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$2.18	250 g	97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.06	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$16.00	5 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS373-02-4

PubChem CID9756

DTXSIDDTXSID7020926

FormulaC4H6NiO4

Mol. Weight176.78 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7020926Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 9756Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Nickel(II) acetate (CAS 373-02-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/373-02-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7020926. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7020926 PubChem: 9756. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9756 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 373-02-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 373-02-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting