1-(1-Naphthylmethyl)quinolinium chloride

CAS 65322-65-8

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

Molecular structure of 65322-65-8 — 1 Cl⁻

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$111M

Top sourceIndia 28%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293349 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293349, which covers 94 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).

IN 28%IndiaCN 27%ChinaSE 12%SwedenKR 10%South KoreaGB 4%United Kingdom

Spain
Portugal
Germany
Netherlands
Israel
Australia
Taiwan
Lithuania
South Africa
Hong Kong

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore Chemicals

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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$115.20/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$576.00 / 5 g

Purity95%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$128.20	5 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$133.00	5 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS65322-65-8

PubChem CID103359

DTXSIDDTXSID6049434

FormulaC20H16ClN

Mol. Weight305.8 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2C[N+]3=CC=CC4=CC=CC=C43.[Cl-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6049434Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 103359Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

1-(1-Naphthylmethyl)quinolinium chloride (CAS 65322-65-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/65322-65-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6049434. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6049434 PubChem: 103359. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/103359 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 65322-65-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 65322-65-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293349 for CAS 65322-65-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/