2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone

CAS 84-58-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$281M

Import volume25.9K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 31%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone · US import value by year

2013: $339M · Peak 2022: $410M · 2024: $281M · 2025: $254M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292690 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 25.9K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 292690, which covers 191 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 31%ChinaIT 15%ItalyGB 14%United KingdomIN 11%IndiaJP 8%Japan

South Korea
Spain
Ireland
Ukraine
Malaysia
Brazil
Hong Kong
Latvia
Australia

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Pht International

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.31/gManchester Organics

CountryUnited Kingdom

Pack$77.56 / 250 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.48	500 g	95%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.49	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.57	250 g	96%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.59	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.64	500 g	96%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.69	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.73	500 g	95%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$1.05	100 g	96%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.64	25 g	95%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$2.96	25 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$3.29	100 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$3.29	100 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$3170.00	100 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS84-58-2

PubChem CID6775

DTXSIDDTXSID7052577

FormulaC8Cl2N2O2

Mol. Weight227 g/mol

SMILESC(#N)C1=C(C(=O)C(=C(C1=O)Cl)Cl)C#N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7052577Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6775Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (CAS 84-58-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/84-58-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7052577. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7052577 PubChem: 6775. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6775 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 84-58-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 84-58-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292690 for CAS 84-58-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/