chlorobutanol hemihydrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 6001-64-5

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

Molecular structure of 6001-64-5 — 1 H₂O

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$26M

Top sourceChina 27%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 290559 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 71 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).

CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India

Norway
Ukraine
Austria
Slovakia
Liechtenstein
Sweden
Belgium
Mexico
Russia
Italy
Netherlands

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Olpha AS

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

$0.06/gManchester Organics

CountryUnited Kingdom

Pack$56.40 / 1 kg

Purity97%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.08	500 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.09	500 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.11	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.12	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.13	25 kg	100.5%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.13	25 kg	100.5%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.13	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.13	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.13	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.15	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.17	100 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$5.60	25 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS6001-64-5

PubChem CID5284505

DTXSIDDTXSID9022235

FormulaC8H16Cl6O3

Mol. Weight372.9 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O.CC(C)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O.O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5284505Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

chlorobutanol hemihydrate (CAS 6001-64-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6001-64-5/ PubChem: 5284505. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5284505 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 6001-64-5. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290559 for CAS 6001-64-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/