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C.I.Solvent Orange 86

CAS 81-64-1

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 81-64-1
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$35M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceChina 49%

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. 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 291469 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291469, which covers 31 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 49%ChinaIN 17%IndiaJP 11%JapanNL 9%NetherlandsIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$16.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors29 available

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

28 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.051 kg95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.071 kg95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.081 kg—
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.09500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.09500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.09500 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.101 kg98.84%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.11100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.12500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.13500 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.20500 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.21250 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.4825 g95%
MolnovaChina$38.001 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$51.0010 g95%
SpecsNetherlands$376.311 g90%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$6700.0040 mg90%
Life Chemicals Inc.Ukraine → Canada$9900.0010 mg90%
AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AGGermany$73652.70100 mg85%

Chemical Identity

CAS81-64-1
PubChem CID6688
DTXSIDDTXSID8044464
FormulaC14H8O4
Mol. Weight240.21 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

C.I.Solvent Orange 86 (CAS 81-64-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/81-64-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8044464. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8044464 PubChem: 6688. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6688 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 81-64-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 81-64-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291469 for CAS 81-64-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/