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Tetranitromethane

CAS 509-14-8

Methane, tetranitro-

Molecular structure of 509-14-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$44M
Top sourcePortugal 61%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 290420 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290420, which covers 43 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
PT 61%PortugalPL 17%PolandIN 10%IndiaKR 7%South KoreaCN 5%China

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS509-14-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID5021334
FormulaCN4O8
Mol. Weight196.031 g/mol
SMILES[O-][N+](=O)C([N+]([O-])=O)([N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Tetranitromethane (CAS 509-14-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/509-14-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 509-14-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 290420 for CAS 509-14-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/