Bronopol

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

Molecular structure of 52-51-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$26M
Top SourceChina 27%

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 290559 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 17 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India
EPA-registered importers (5)
Synthomer Plc · GB United Kingdom
Icl Specialty Products North America
Lanxess
Liberty Specialty Chemicals
Synthomer Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Deodorizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Deodorizer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.32/gMedChemExpress MCE
CountrySweden
Pack$159.72 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.36500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.48250 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.72500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.75250 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$1.19100 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$1.19100 g98%
MolnovaChina$285.00200 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS52-51-7
PubChem CID2450
DTXSIDDTXSID8024652
FormulaC3H6BrNO4
Mol. Weight199.99 g/mol
SMILESC(C(CO)([N+](=O)[O-])Br)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80246522026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

24502026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2450/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2450.json

52-51-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 52-51-72026-04-25

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

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