Anthraquinone

Drug ingredient

America imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.

Molecular structure of 84-65-1
US ProductionZero
Import Value$123M
Import Volume15.1M lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceMexico 38%
Anthraquinone · US import value by year
$93M2013$117M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291461, 380899 · exact

Source Countries
MX 38%MexicoCN 20%ChinaDE 7%GermanyGB 6%United KingdomCA 6%Canada
EPA-registered importers (3)
Sojitz · JP Japan
Chemical Products
Sojitz Corporation Of America
3 FDA-registered drug labelers
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthPaper & Printing
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Bio Cytotox Phase
  • Cellular Oxygenator Drops 2095
  • Cellular Oxygenator
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS84-65-1
PubChem CID6780
DTXSIDDTXSID3020095
FormulaC14H8O2
Mol. Weight208.21 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O

Data Sources

DTXSID30200952026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

67802026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6780/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6780.json

84-65-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 84-65-12026-04-07

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

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