C.I. Direct Violet 9, disodium salt

CAS 6227-14-1

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

Molecular structure of 6227-14-1 — 2 Na⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Sensient Technologies

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

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

•Dye in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS6227-14-1

PubChem CID22594

DTXSIDDTXSID0041727

FormulaC30H23N5Na2O8S2

Mol. Weight691.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=C(C=C1N=NC2=CC=C(C=C2)S(=O)(=O)[O-])OC)N=NC3=C(C=C4C=C(C=CC4=C3O)NC5=CC=CC=C5)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0041727Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 22594Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

C.I. Direct Violet 9, disodium salt (CAS 6227-14-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6227-14-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0041727. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0041727 PubChem: 22594. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22594 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6227-14-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6227-14-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting