Isoascorbic acid

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

Molecular structure of 89-65-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$286M
Top SourceChina 48%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293220 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 33 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 48%ChinaIN 15%IndiaJP 7%JapanGB 7%United KingdomCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (4)
Brenntag
The Dow Chemical
The Sherwin Williams
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodWaterConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • Reducing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Reducing agent in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Reducing agent in Construction (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Reducing agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Binder in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surface active agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Utilities (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Services (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$18.00/gTargetMol Chemicals
CountryChina (registered: United States)
Pack$36.00 / 2 g
Purity99.8%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
SpecsNetherlands$68.9710 g90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$81.605 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS89-65-6
PubChem CID54675810
DTXSIDDTXSID6026537
FormulaC6H8O6
Mol. Weight176.12 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID60265372026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

546758102026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/54675810/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/54675810.json

89-65-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 89-65-62026-04-25

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

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