Xanthine

Drug ingredient

CAS 69-89-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

Molecular structure of 69-89-6
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$7.6B
Import volumeCBI
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. 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 Zero · Imports Confidential
2019
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
EPA-registered importers (1)
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthElectronics
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Allermilk
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$126.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors19 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS69-89-6
PubChem CID1188
DTXSIDDTXSID4035120
FormulaC5H4N4O2
Mol. Weight152.11 g/mol
SMILESC1=NC2=C(N1)C(=O)NC(=O)N2

Data Sources

Brief citations

Xanthine (CAS 69-89-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/69-89-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4035120. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4035120 PubChem: 1188. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1188 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 69-89-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 69-89-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293359 for CAS 69-89-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/