Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, sodium salt (1:2)

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 868-18-8
US Production34.5K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291813 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 291813 covers 1chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Henkel

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsTransportationMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (56.5%)Processing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (2.49%)Processing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2.49%)Processing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1.24%)Processing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37.28%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.12/gFluorochem EU
CountryGermany
Pack$58.08 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$594.00500 mg99.94%

Chemical Identity

CAS868-18-8
PubChem CID162637
DTXSIDDTXSID2057861
FormulaC4H4Na2O6
Mol. Weight194.05 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(=O)[O-])O)(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID20578612026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1626372026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/162637/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/162637.json

868-18-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 868-18-82026-04-25

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

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