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40462

Red 2G

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Acid Red 1, Amido Naphthol Red G, Azophloxine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H13N3Na2O8S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
509.42
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E128
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
223-098-9
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4121767
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].CC(=O)Nc1cc(cc2cc(c(\N=N\c3ccccc3)c(O)c12)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H15N3O8S2.2Na/c1-10(22)19-14-9-13(30(24,25)26)7-11-8-15(31(27,28)29)17(18(23)16(11)14)21-20-12-5-3-2-4-6-12;;/h2-9,23H,1H3,(H,19,22)(H,24,25,26)(H,27,28,29);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b21-20+;;

InChI key

WXLFIFHRGFOVCD-SERMZQFOSA-L

General description

Red 2G is a compound, which belongs to the azo family of dyes, generally used in textile industry.It can mainly find applications in non-linear optical studies.
This substance belongs to the class of azo dyes. Find here acomprehensive listing of all our food colorant reference materials.

Red 2G (E-128) is used for the quality control in food products. It belongs to the class of water-soluble synthetically prepared, food color additives, reportedly banned by the European and United states union. These synthetic food colors are commonly used to compensate for the loss of natural colors of food, destroyed during processing and storage. They also maintain and improve the color appearance in food products. E-128 is a mono azo dye, reported to cause increased iron deposition in the human kidney. It finds applications as a color additive in burger meat and sausages.

Application

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Red 2G may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in:
  • Drinks and candies using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (RP-HPLC-PDA).
  • Food products, beverages and water-soluble foods using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (RP-HPLC-DAD).

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

pictograms

Exclamation mark

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Warning

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1B



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