(2R,3R,4R,5S)-6-(Methylamino)hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 6284-40-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$197M
Top SourceChina 36%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 70 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary
EPA-registered importers (4)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Emd Holding
The Sherwin Williams

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsPaints & CoatingsHealthAgriculture
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (97%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
  • •Reducing agent in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Reducing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$34.00/gInterbioscreen
CountryHong Kong
Pack$340.00 / 10 g
Purity95%
Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$390.00500 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS6284-40-8
PubChem CID8567
DTXSIDDTXSID0023244
FormulaC7H17NO5
Mol. Weight195.21 g/mol
SMILESCNCC(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00232442026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

85672026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8567/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8567.json

6284-40-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 6284-40-82026-06-13

https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json

Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json

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