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Sodium picramate

CAS 831-52-7

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

Molecular structure of 831-52-7
1 Na⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$64M
Top sourceChina 52%

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 292229 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292229, which covers 84 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 52%ChinaJP 25%JapanIN 18%IndiaIT 3%ItalyKR 1%South Korea

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

  • •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS831-52-7
PubChem CID5362461
DTXSIDDTXSID2061193
FormulaC6H4N3NaO5
Mol. Weight221.1 g/mol
SMILESC1=C(C=C(C(=C1N)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium picramate (CAS 831-52-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/831-52-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2061193. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2061193 PubChem: 5362461. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5362461 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 831-52-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 831-52-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292229 for CAS 831-52-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/