Bismuth tribromophenate

Drug ingredient

CAS 5175-83-7

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

Molecular structure of 5175-83-7 — 1 Bi³⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$34M

Top sourceJordan 65%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

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 290819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290819, which covers 63 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

JO 65%JordanDE 12%GermanyCN 6%ChinaJP 6%JapanGB 5%United Kingdom

Ukraine
Italy
Canada
Latvia
Russia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Laboratorios Imperiales, S.A. de C.V.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

Vendor Pricing

$8.00/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$80.00 / 10 g

Purity95%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS5175-83-7

PubChem CID78852

DTXSIDDTXSID6063729

FormulaC18H6BiBr9O3

Mol. Weight1198.4 g/mol

SMILESC1=C(C=C(C(=C1Br)[O-])Br)Br.C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Br)[O-])Br)Br.C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Br)[O-])Br)Br.[Bi+3]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 78852Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Health

Brief citations

Bismuth tribromophenate (CAS 5175-83-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5175-83-7/ PubChem: 78852. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/78852 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 5175-83-7. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290819 for CAS 5175-83-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/