Hypoxanthine

CAS 68-94-0

6H-Purin-6-one, 1,9-dihydro-

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

Molecular structure of 68-94-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$7.6B
Top sourceIreland 61%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293359 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293359, which covers 295 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IE 61%IrelandCH 30%SwitzerlandGB 2%United KingdomCN 2%ChinaIN 1%India
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Avantor

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$27.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS68-94-0
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID8045983
FormulaC5H4N4O
Mol. Weight136.114 g/mol
SMILESO=C1N=CNC2=C1NC=N2

Data Sources

Brief citations

Hypoxanthine (CAS 68-94-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68-94-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68-94-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68-94-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293359 for CAS 68-94-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/