Phosgene

CAS 75-44-5

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

US productionCBI

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

Import volumeZero

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 281211 · exact

EPA reports by year

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Lanxess

Vandemark Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberCore 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 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS75-44-5

PubChem CID6371

DTXSIDDTXSID0024260

FormulaCCl2O

Mol. Weight98.91 g/mol

SMILESC(=O)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0024260Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6371Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Phosgene (CAS 75-44-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/75-44-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0024260. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0024260 PubChem: 6371. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6371 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 75-44-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 75-44-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting