2-Acetyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid

CAS 89942-59-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Agriculture

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 Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$260.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$1300.00 / 5 g

Purity97%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$267.60	5 g	95%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$297.60	5 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$496.00	250 mg	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$600.00	250 mg	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$981.00	1 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1575.00	1 g	95%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)	United States	$3750.00	100 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS89942-59-6

PubChem CID10176278

DTXSIDDTXSID20888701

FormulaC8H7NO3

Mol. Weight165.15 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)C1=C(C=CC=N1)C(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20888701Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10176278Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Acetyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid (CAS 89942-59-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/89942-59-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20888701. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20888701 PubChem: 10176278. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10176278 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 89942-59-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 89942-59-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting