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90689

Lithol Rubine BK

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

E180, 3-Hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoic acid calcium salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H12CaN2O6S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
424.44
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E180
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
226-109-5
Colour Index Number:
15850
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

[Ca++].Cc1ccc(N=Nc2c(O)c(cc3ccccc23)C([O-])=O)c(c1)S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H14N2O6S.Ca/c1-10-6-7-14(15(8-10)27(24,25)26)19-20-16-12-5-3-2-4-11(12)9-13(17(16)21)18(22)23;/h2-9,19H,1H3,(H,22,23)(H,24,25,26);/q;+2/p-2/b20-16-;

InChI key

WANIKCLUTOABTP-LRZQPWDCSA-L

General description

This substance belongs to the class of azo dyes. Find here a comprehensive listingof all our food colorant reference materials.Lithol Rubine BK (E-180) is a red mono azo dye, authorized as a food additive by the European Union. It belongs to the class of food dyes, which are used to give colorless foodstuffs a more characteristic appearance as well as to change the original colors to preferred artificial ones. E-180 is reported to be used in edible cheese rind, following the Quantum Satis (QS) principle.


This product is provided by Sigma-Aldrich as a neat standard for the precise quality control of food products. In the European Union, E numbers are used as codes for food color additives. E numbers 100-199 include not only artificial food colors derived from petroleum, but also natural additives originating from sources such as vegetables, insects, or mixtures made from natural foodstuffs.This substance belongs to the class of azo dyes. Find here a comprehensive listingof all our food colorant reference materials.

Application

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Lithol Rubine BK may be used as a chelating agent for the determination of mercury (II) in water samples by spectrophotometric method.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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