Diazolidinyl urea

Drug ingredient

CAS 78491-02-8

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

Molecular structure of 78491-02-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$19M
Top sourceChina 55%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293321 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293321, which covers 22 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 55%ChinaTW 34%TaiwanIL 3%IsraelES 2%SpainIN 1%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Ashland
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Medical Chemical Corporation

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Medi Fect Antiseptic Hand Wash
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gManchester Organics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$63.46 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors21 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS78491-02-8
PubChem CID62277
DTXSIDDTXSID0029559
FormulaC8H14N4O7
Mol. Weight278.22 g/mol
SMILESC(NC(=O)N(CO)C1C(=O)N(C(=O)N1CO)CO)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Diazolidinyl urea (CAS 78491-02-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/78491-02-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0029559. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0029559 PubChem: 62277. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62277 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 78491-02-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 78491-02-8. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293321 for CAS 78491-02-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/