Methyl nicotinate

Drug ingredient

CAS 93-60-7

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 93-60-7
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$1.3B
Top sourceChina 32%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293339 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293339, which covers 397 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaIN 15%IndiaDE 10%GermanyBE 9%BelgiumCH 8%Switzerland
4 FDA-registered drug labelers
HCD Sales
Ion Pharma, LLC
Key 2 Health, Inc.
Strand Health Group

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Arth RX Topical Analgesic
  • •Arth Arrest
  • •Sync Quadra
  • •Nuvira
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.06/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$30.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors29 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS93-60-7
PubChem CID7151
DTXSIDDTXSID7044471
FormulaC7H7NO2
Mol. Weight137.14 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)C1=CN=CC=C1

Data Sources

Brief citations

Methyl nicotinate (CAS 93-60-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/93-60-7/ PubChem: 7151. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7151 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 93-60-7. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293339 for CAS 93-60-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/