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Substance Name: C.I. Food Yellow 3
RN: 2783-94-0
UNII: H77VEI93A8
InChIKey: OIQPTROHQCGFEF-QIKYXUGXSA-L

Molecular Formulas

  • C16-H10-N2-O7-S2.2Na
  • C16-H12-N2-O7-S2.2Na

Molecular Weight

  • 452.374
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Coloring Agents
  • Food Additives
  • Food Coloring Agents
  • Mutation Data
  • Tumor Data

Superlist Classification Code

  • Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 3
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt
  • 6-Hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, disodium salt
  • C.I. Food Yellow 3
  • CI 15985
  • FD & C Yellow No. 6
  • Food Yellow 3
  • Sunset Yellow
  • Sunset Yellow FCF

Synonyms

  • 1-p-Sulfophenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonate, disodium salt
  • 1-p-Sulfophenylazo-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid, disodium salt
  • 1-p-Sulphophenylazo-2-naphthol-6-sulphonic acid, disodium salt
  • 1351 Yellow
  • 1899 Yellow
  • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt
  • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodiumsalt
  • 6-Hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, disodium salt
  • 6-Hydroxy-5-((4-sulphophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulphonic acid, disodium salt
  • 6-Hydroxy-5-((p-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, disodium salt
  • 6-Hydroxy-5-((p-sulphophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulphonic acid, disodium salt
  • A.F. Yellow No. 5
  • Acid Food Yellow 3
  • Acid Yellow TRA
  • Aizen Food Yellow No. 5
  • Alabaster No. 3
  • Atul Sunset Yellow FCF
  • C.I. 15985
  • C.I. Food Yellow 3
  • C.I. Food Yellow 3, disodium salt
  • Canacert Sunset Yellow FCF
  • CCRIS 170
  • Certicol Sunset Yellow CFS
  • Cilefa Orange S
  • D and C Yellow 6
  • Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulfonate
  • Disodium salt of 1-p-sulphophenylazo-2-naphthol-6-sulphonic acid
  • Dolkwal Sunset Yellow
  • Dye FDC Yellow No. 6
  • Dye Sunset Yellow
  • E 110
  • E 110 (dye)
  • EC 220-491-7
  • Edicol Supra Yellow FC
  • EINECS 220-491-7
  • Eniacid Sunset Yellow
  • Eurocert Orange FCF
  • FD & C Yellow No. 6
  • FD and C No. 6
  • FD and C Yellow 6
  • FD and C Yellow No. 6
  • FD&C Yellow 6
  • FD&C Yellow No.6
  • Food Yellow 3
  • Food Yellow 6
  • Food Yellow No. 5
  • Gelborange-S
  • Gelborange-S [German]
  • HD Sunset Yellow FCF
  • HD Sunset Yellow FCF Supra
  • Hexacol Sunset Yellow FCF
  • Hexacol Sunset Yellow FCF Supra
  • HSDB 4136
  • KCA Foodcol Sunset Yellow FCF
  • L. Orange Z2010
  • Maple Sunset Yellow FCF
  • NCI-C53907
  • Orange II R
  • Orange PAL
  • Orange Yellow S
  • Orange Yellow S. AF
  • Orange Yellow S. FQ
  • Orange Yellow S.fq
  • Para Orange
  • Solar radiation color
  • Standacol Sunset Yellow FCF
  • Sun Orange A Geigy
  • SUN Yellow
  • SUN Yellow A-CE
  • SUN Yellow A-FDC
  • SUN Yellow Extra Conc. A Export
  • SUN Yellow Extra Pure A
  • SUN Yellow FCF
  • Sunlight Yellow FCF
  • Sunset Yellow
  • Sunset Yellow 6
  • Sunset Yellow FCF
  • Sunset Yellow FCF 6
  • Sunset Yellow FCF Supra
  • Sunset Yellow FU
  • Sunset Yellow FU Supra
  • Sunset Yellow Lake
  • Twilight Yellow
  • UNII-H77VEI93A8
  • Usacert FD&C Yellow No. 6
  • Usacert Yellow No. 6
  • Vitasyn Orange
  • Yellow No. 6
  • Yellow Orange S
  • Yellow Orange S Specially Pure
  • Yellow Orange Specially Pure 85
  • Yellow S
  • Yellow sun
  • Yellow SY for food
  • Zlut potravinarska 3
  • Zlut potravinarska 3 [Czech]

Systematic Names

  • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt
  • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((p-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt
  • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-(2-(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl)-, sodium salt (1:2)
  • 6-Hydroxy-5-((p-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid disodium salt
  • C.I. Food Yellow 3
  • Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulphonatophenyl)azo)naphthalene-2-sulphonate

Superlist Names

  • C.I. Food Yellow 3
  • FD&C Yellow No. 6
  • Sunset Yellow FCF

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 2783-94-0

FDA UNII

  • H77VEI93A8

Other Registry Numbers

  • 12707-27-6
  • 1342-61-6

System Generated Number

  • 0002783940

Molecular Formulas

Molecular Formulas

  • C16-H10-N2-O7-S2.2Na
  • C16-H12-N2-O7-S2.2Na

Molecular Formula Fragments

  • C16-H10-N2-O7-S2
  • C16-H12-N2-O7-S2
  • COMPONENT
  • Na

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H12N2O7S2.2Na/c19-15-8-1-10-9-13(27(23,24)25)6-7-14(10)16(15)18-17-11-2-4-12(5-3-11)26(20,21)22;;/h1-9,19H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b18-17+;;

InChIKey

OIQPTROHQCGFEF-QIKYXUGXSA-L

Smiles

[Na+].[Na+].Oc1ccc2cc(ccc2c1\N=N\c3ccc(cc3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-]

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 4600mg/kg (4600mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

BEHAVIORAL: COMA

GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA"		 Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 5, Pg. 747, 1967.
mouse LD50 oral > 6gm/kg (6000mg/kg) GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA" Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 5, Pg. 747, 1967.
rat LD50 intraperitoneal 3800mg/kg (3800mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: COMA

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA"		 Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 5, Pg. 747, 1967.
rat LD50 oral > 10gm/kg (10000mg/kg) GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA" Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 5, Pg. 747, 1967.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
log P (octanol-water) -1.180 (none)   EST
Water Solubility 1.90E+05 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 1.43E-22 mm Hg 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 4.02E-12 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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