3-Hydroxy-2-naphthanilide

CAS 92-77-3

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

Molecular structure of 92-77-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$872M
Top sourceSwitzerland 44%

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292429 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292429, which covers 203 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 44%SwitzerlandCN 19%ChinaIN 12%IndiaJP 9%JapanIE 6%Ireland

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$37.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS92-77-3
PubChem CID66719
DTXSIDDTXSID1052618
FormulaC17H13NO2
Mol. Weight263.29 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)NC(=O)C2=CC3=CC=CC=C3C=C2O

Data Sources

Brief citations

3-Hydroxy-2-naphthanilide (CAS 92-77-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/92-77-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1052618. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1052618 PubChem: 66719. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/66719 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 92-77-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 92-77-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292429 for CAS 92-77-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/