Methyl 4-cyano-5-((5-cyano-2,6-bis((3-methoxypropyl)amino)-4-methyl-3-pyridyl)azo)-3-methyl-2-thenoate

CAS 72968-71-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

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 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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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

•Dyes in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS72968-71-9

PubChem CID166379

DTXSIDDTXSID6072687

FormulaC23H29N7O4S

Mol. Weight499.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(=NC(=C1N=NC2=C(C(=C(S2)C(=O)OC)C)C#N)NCCCOC)NCCCOC)C#N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6072687Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 166379Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Methyl 4-cyano-5-((5-cyano-2,6-bis((3-methoxypropyl)amino)-4-methyl-3-pyridyl)azo)-3-methyl-2-thenoate (CAS 72968-71-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/72968-71-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6072687. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6072687 PubChem: 166379. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/166379 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 72968-71-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 72968-71-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting