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Tartrazine

CHEBI:CHEBI_9405

Definition

An organic sodium salt which is the trisodium salt of tartrazine acid. A synthetic lemon yellow azo dye used as a food colouring.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C16H9N4O9S2.3Na
Molecular Mass
534.36300
Charge
0
SMILES
[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[O-]C(=O)C1=NN(C(=O)C1\N=N\c1ccc(cc1)S([O-])(=O)=O)c1ccc(cc1)S([O-])(=O)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H12N4O9S2.3Na/c21-15-13(18-17-9-1-5-11(6-2-9)30(24,25)26)14(16(22)23)19-20(15)10-3-7-12(8-4-10)31(27,28)29;;;/h1-8,13H,(H,22,23)(H,24,25,26)(H,27,28,29);;;/q;3*+1/p-3/b18-17+;;;
InChIKey
UJMBCXLDXJUMFB-GLCFPVLVSA-K

Alternative Names

  • 4,5-Dihydro-5-oxo-1-(4-sulfophenyl)-4-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, trisodium salt
  • Acid yellow 23
  • CI 19140
  • E102
  • FD & C Yellow no. 5
  • Tartrazine
  • trisodium 5-oxo-1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-[(E)-(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate

Drug Classification

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Additional Identifiers

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Wikipedia:Tartrazine
DRON_00010000
1305578
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CHEBI:9405

Additional References

Wikipedia:Tartrazine

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