2,5-Dioxo-1,3,4,6- tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)hexahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole

CAS 5395-50-6

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

Molecular structure of 5395-50-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$1.4B
Top sourceIreland 33%

At least one company claimed its 2019 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293399 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293399, which covers 518 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 33%IrelandCN 26%ChinaIN 11%IndiaDE 9%GermanyIT 4%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$63.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors16 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS5395-50-6
PubChem CID79372
DTXSIDDTXSID8063830
FormulaC8H14N4O6
Mol. Weight262.22 g/mol
SMILESC(N1C2C(N(C1=O)CO)N(C(=O)N2CO)CO)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

2,5-Dioxo-1,3,4,6- tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)hexahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole (CAS 5395-50-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5395-50-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8063830. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8063830 PubChem: 79372. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/79372 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5395-50-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5395-50-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293399 for CAS 5395-50-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/