2-Aminobenzene-1,4-disulfonic acid

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

Molecular structure of 98-44-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$30M
Top SourceChina 49%

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 292142 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292142, which covers 15 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 49%ChinaIN 34%IndiaDE 6%GermanyCA 4%CanadaKR 3%South Korea

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Brightener in Paper ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$1.20/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$600.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.28500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.35500 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.75100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.45100 g97%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$2.51500 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$4.12100 g97%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$5.1225 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$13.515 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$229.001 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS98-44-2
PubChem CID60988
DTXSIDDTXSID8044751
FormulaC6H7NO6S2
Mol. Weight253.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)O)N)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80447512026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

609882026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/60988/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/60988.json

98-44-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 98-44-22026-04-25

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

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