Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate

CAS 590-00-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import volume422.4K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 422.4K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 213.0K lb

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Brenntag

Target

Tilley Distribution Middle River

Why It Matters

Sectors

Food

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

Industrial Uses

•Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAA BLOCKS (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$113.00 / 2.5 kg

Purity98%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.09	500 g	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS590-00-1

PubChem CID23676745

DTXSIDDTXSID1034925

FormulaC6H7KO2

Mol. Weight150.22 g/mol

SMILESCC=CC=CC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1034925Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23676745Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate (CAS 590-00-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/590-00-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1034925. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1034925 PubChem: 23676745. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23676745 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 590-00-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 590-00-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting