Sodium chlorite

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 7758-19-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$59M
Top SourceCanada 89%

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 282890 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 282890, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 89%CanadaES 6%SpainCN 2%ChinaJP 1%JapanDE 1%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Brainerd Cemical
Occidental Petroleum
EPA-registered importers (6)
Erco Worldwide A Div Of Superior Plus · CA Canada
Global Chemical Resources
Hydrite Chemical
Penn Chemicals
Superior Plus Us Holdings
Show all 6
Thatcher
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Pure O2

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningWaterTextiles
Downstream Uses

Appears in 11 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Doctor GuardStick
  • PURE O2Stick
  • Naryn CARE Stick
  • Defenderstick
  • PURE O2 Pack-Solid
  • EasyStick
  • V Doctor pure chlorine dioxide
  • QVE - S
Show all 11
  • D.PRO Pack Solid
  • iSTICK
  • Defender Signature
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 11 sectors as 9 functional roles.

  • Bleaching agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Bleaching agents in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Bleaching agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Finishing agents in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Bleaching agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Oxidizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Deodorizer in Utilities (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • pH regulating agent in Services (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Deodorizer in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (42%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS7758-19-2
PubChem CID23668197
DTXSIDDTXSID8021272
FormulaClNaO2
Mol. Weight90.44 g/mol
SMILES[O-]Cl=O.[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID80212722026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236681972026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23668197/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23668197.json

7758-19-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7758-19-22026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json