Menadione

Drug ingredient

CAS 58-27-5

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

Molecular structure of 58-27-5
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$35M
Top sourceChina 49%

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 291469 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291469, which covers 31 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 49%ChinaIN 17%IndiaJP 11%JapanNL 9%NetherlandsIT 8%Italy
5 FDA-registered drug labelers
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Energique, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 8 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Menadione 1528
  • •Dairy Allergen Mix
  • •Bone Liquescence
  • •Multi-Phenolic
  • •Allermilk
  • •Menadione Phenolic
  • •D1 Organ Support
  • •Detox I
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.26/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$132.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors33 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS58-27-5
PubChem CID4055
DTXSIDDTXSID4021715
FormulaC11H8O2
Mol. Weight172.18 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C1=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Menadione (CAS 58-27-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/58-27-5/ PubChem: 4055. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4055 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 58-27-5. 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 291469 for CAS 58-27-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/