Acetamide, 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-, monohydrochloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 73-78-9

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

Molecular structure of 73-78-9
1 HCl
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$872M
Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 292429 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Cellmark Usa, Llc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Xpect First Aid Cream
  • •Gembooxt Topical Numbing Cream
  • •Shoe Pain Relief
  • •Dr Butlers Advanced Hemorrhoid Relief
  • •American Red Cross First Aid
  • •Nerante Numbing Cream
  • •Lipoflavonoid Ear Pain Kids Relief Drops
  • •Walgreens Unscented Pain Relieving
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$250.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors16 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS73-78-9
PubChem CID6314
DTXSIDDTXSID4058782
FormulaC14H23ClN2O
Mol. Weight270.8 g/mol
SMILESCCN(CC)CC(=O)NC1=C(C=CC=C1C)C.Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

Acetamide, 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-, monohydrochloride (CAS 73-78-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/73-78-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4058782. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4058782 PubChem: 6314. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6314 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 73-78-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 292429 for CAS 73-78-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/