Copper(I) iodide

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7681-65-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$21M
Top SourceGermany 35%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282760 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282760, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 35%GermanyIN 24%IndiaCA 17%CanadaBR 11%BrazilJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Ajay North America
EPA-registered importers (1)
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthPlastics & RubberMetals & MiningElectronics
Downstream Uses

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

  • Cuprum Iodatum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Heat stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Ion exchange agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Antioxidant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (99%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7681-65-4
PubChem CID6432705
DTXSIDDTXSID5041803
FormulaCuI
Mol. Weight190.45 g/mol
SMILES[Cu+].[I-]

Data Sources

DTXSID50418032026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

64327052026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6432705/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6432705.json

7681-65-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7681-65-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv