FD&C yellow 6

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2783-94-0

    Molecular formula
    C16H10N2Na2O7S2

    SMILES
    C1=CC(=CC=C1N=NC2=C(C=CC3=C2C=CC(=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 82.88%
    Cooked 23.25%
    Savory 20.93%
    Bitter 19.02%
    Burnt 18.85%
    Roasted 17.99%
    Meaty 14.36%
    Pungent 13.52%
    Sulfurous 12.69%
    Clean 12.35%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 88.52%
    Odorless 32.99%
    Bland 20.36%
    Nitrile 20.33%
    Very strong 18.36%
    Bread crust 18.24%
    Taco 18.21%
    Indole 18.04%
    Roasted peanuts 17.73%
    Moth ball 17.43%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    4.68 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    452.4 g/mol

    Flash point

    • 325.44 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • FD&C Yellow 6
    • DTXSID6021456
    • DTXCID101131536
    • RefChem:1085314
    • Sunset Yellow FCF
    • 2783-94-0
    • Food yellow 3
    • Sunset yellow
    • C.I. Food Yellow 3
    • Orange Yellow S
    • FD&C Yellow No. 6
    • C.I. Direct Yellow 11
    • FD&C yellow no.6
    • FD & C Yellow No. 6
    • Gelborange-S
    • Dye FDC Yellow No. 6
    • Food Yellow No.5
    • E110
    • Food Yellow No. 5
    • C.I. 15985
    • Sunset Yellow Lake
    • CI 15985
    • FD and C Yellow No. 6
    • Sunset Yellow (E110)
    • Sodium 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl)naphthalene-2-sulfonate
    • H77VEI93A8
    • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((p-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt
    • SUN Yellow
    • STILBENE YELLOW
    • Twilight Yellow
    • Food Yellow 3;Orange Yellow S;CI 15985
    • Yellow sun
    • Para Orange
    • Cilefa Orange S
    • Yellow Orange S
    • Yellow S
    • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-, disodium salt
    • 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-, disodium salt
    • Acid Yellow TRA
    • Orange PAL
    • Sun Yellow G
    • Sunset Yellow FU
    • Dye Sunset Yellow
    • Yellow 6
    • Alabaster No. 3
    • Orange II R
    • SUN Yellow FCF
    • Orange Yellow S.fq
    • Yellow SY for food
    • Eurocert Orange FCF
    • Sun Orange A Geigy
    • SUN Yellow A-CE
    • Sunlight Yellow FCF
    • Solar radiation color
    • Yellow No. 6
    • Acid Food Yellow 3
    • D and C Yellow 6
    • Dolkwal Sunset Yellow
    • Eniacid Sunset Yellow
    • SUN Yellow A-FDC
    • FD and C Yellow 6
    • Orange Yellow S. AF
    • Orange Yellow S. FQ
    • Sunset Yellow FCF 6
    • 1351 Yellow
    • 1899 Yellow
    • Gelborange-S [German]
    • HD Sunset Yellow FCF
    • Usacert Yellow No. 6
    • Edicol Supra Yellow FC
    • Sunset Yellow FU Supra
    • Atul Sunset Yellow FCF
    • SUNSET YELLOW 6
    • Vitasyn Orange
    • FD and C No. 6
    • L. Orange Z2010
    • Maple Sunset Yellow FCF
    • Sunset Yellow FCF Supra
    • Curcumine S
    • A.F. Yellow No. 5
    • SUN Yellow Extra Pure A
    • Direct Yellow A
    • Direct Yellow F
    • Direct Yellow K
    • Direct Yellow T
    • disodium;6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
    • Zomine Yellow R
    • Carta Yellow G
    • Hexacol Sunset Yellow FCF
    • Paper Yellow RF
    • Aizen Food Yellow No. 5
    • Azomine Yellow R
    • Diazine Yellow R
    • Erie Yellow A
    • Erie Yellow F
    • Erie Yellow FP
    • Erie Yellow R
    • Erie Yellow SR
    • Canacert Sunset Yellow FCF
    • Certicol Sunset Yellow CFS
    • Yellow EMBL
    • Direct Yellow MR
    • Direct Yellow TG
    • SB-332532-X
    • Benzanil Yellow R
    • Diphenyl Yellow G
    • Hispamin Yellow F
    • Erie Yellow 2RF
    • Fenamin Yellow TP
    • Fixanol Yellow GS
    • Iredale Yellow RD
    • Standacol Sunset Yellow FCF
    • Wogenal Yellow CG
    • Cresotine Yellow A
    • HD Sunset Yellow FCF Supra
    • Trisulfon Yellow G
    • Airedale Yellow RD
    • CCRIS 170
    • Stilbene Yellow TK
    • Stilbene Yellow TR
    • Vondacel Yellow RN
    • CAS-2783-94-0
    • E 110 (dye)
    • Paramine Yellow 2R
    • Usacert FD&C Yellow No. 6
    • Zlut potravinarska 3 [Czech]
    • Food Yellow 3:1
    • 2783-94-0

  • Applications

    FD&C Yellow 6 (tartrazine) is a synthetic yellow colorant used as a color additive in foods and beverages, including drinks, candies, baked goods, and dairy products; it is also used in cosmetics and personal care as a colorant; in pharmaceuticals for tablet and capsule coloring; in coatings and inks for industrial coloration; in plastics and polymer matrices to impart yellow coloration; and in household and cleaning products to color formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4.82
    methanol 6.05
    isopropanol 3.83
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 5.47
    n-propanol 4.93
    acetone 28.17
    n-butanol 3.56
    acetonitrile 5.71
    DMF 86.86
    toluene 1.34
    isobutanol 2.13
    1,4-dioxane 25.72
    methyl acetate 10.37
    THF 57.56
    2-butanone 27.45
    n-pentanol 2.59
    sec-butanol 5.86
    n-hexane 0.01
    ethylene glycol 2.97
    NMP 26.82
    cyclohexane 0.05
    DMSO 31.03
    n-butyl acetate 5.37
    n-octanol 7.46
    chloroform 0.9
    n-propyl acetate 5.19
    acetic acid 7.26
    dichloromethane 1.17
    cyclohexanone 21.71
    propylene glycol 4.92
    isopropyl acetate 4.38
    DMAc 76.38
    2-ethoxyethanol 19.23
    isopentanol 1.98
    n-heptane 0.06
    ethyl formate 5.04
    1,2-dichloroethane 1.35
    n-hexanol 2.34
    2-methoxyethanol 44.0
    isobutyl acetate 1.53
    tetrachloromethane 0.06
    n-pentyl acetate 10.3
    transcutol 73.81
    n-heptanol 4.27
    ethylbenzene 0.41
    MIBK 4.5
    2-propoxyethanol 23.4
    tert-butanol 3.21
    MTBE 2.89
    2-butoxyethanol 17.55
    propionic acid 5.68
    o-xylene 0.74
    formic acid 6.19
    diethyl ether 3.87
    m-xylene 0.59
    p-xylene 0.54
    chlorobenzene 0.67
    dimethyl carbonate 5.84
    n-octane 0.09
    formamide 20.19
    cyclopentanone 38.61
    2-pentanone 12.88
    anisole 2.93
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4.5
    gamma-butyrolactone 25.42
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 27.68
    pyridine 16.79
    3-pentanone 8.17
    furfural 16.95
    n-dodecane 0.14
    diethylene glycol 16.38
    diisopropyl ether 0.54
    tert-amyl alcohol 4.25
    acetylacetone 21.55
    n-hexadecane 0.17
    acetophenone 4.63
    methyl propionate 7.96
    isopentyl acetate 3.58
    trichloroethylene 3.23
    n-nonanol 8.03
    cyclohexanol 3.5
    benzyl alcohol 3.53
    2-ethylhexanol 1.2
    isooctanol 2.22
    dipropyl ether 2.67
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.49
    ethyl lactate 4.49
    propylene carbonate 5.48
    n-methylformamide 22.93
    2-pentanol 2.4
    n-pentane 0.03
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 17.79
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 10.07
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 16.34
    mesitylene 0.3
    ε-caprolactone 14.5
    p-cymene 0.54
    epichlorohydrin 18.99
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.4
    2-aminoethanol 5.1
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 48.7
    sulfolane 22.05
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.02
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 9.96
    n-hexyl acetate 12.23
    isooctane 0.01
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 30.83
    sec-butyl acetate 2.53
    tert-butyl acetate 4.91
    decalin 0.02
    glycerin 12.37
    diglyme 41.22
    acrylic acid 5.7
    isopropyl myristate 4.66
    n-butyric acid 5.43
    acetyl acetate 3.16
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 2.94
    ethyl propionate 3.33
    nitromethane 27.14
    1,2-diethoxyethane 17.6
    benzonitrile 4.0
    trioctyl phosphate 2.8
    1-bromopropane 0.57
    gamma-valerolactone 68.8
    n-decanol 5.44
    triethyl phosphate 1.37
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.87
    propionitrile 4.74
    vinylene carbonate 5.19
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 14.31
    DMS 6.13
    cumene 0.22
    2-octanol 4.37
    2-hexanone 8.76
    octyl acetate 6.82
    limonene 0.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 31.39
    ethyl orthosilicate 1.32
    tributyl phosphate 3.07
    diacetone alcohol 12.78
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1.83
    acrylonitrile 8.87
    aniline 3.23
    1,3-propanediol 9.48
    bromobenzene 0.41
    dibromomethane 0.53
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2.62
    tetrabutyl urea 8.57
    diisobutyl methanol 0.9
    2-phenylethanol 4.31
    styrene 0.56
    dioctyl adipate 5.75
    dimethyl sulfate 6.65
    ethyl butyrate 3.61
    methyl lactate 10.58
    butyl lactate 10.99
    diethyl carbonate 1.8
    propanediol butyl ether 23.94
    triethyl orthoformate 3.31
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.54
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 7.28
    morpholine 35.19
    tert-butylamine 0.8
    n-dodecanol 3.48
    dimethoxymethane 33.63
    ethylene carbonate 4.12
    cyrene 9.76
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 18.47
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2.44
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.96
    4-methylpyridine 8.47
    dibutyl ether 6.07
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.9
    DEF 15.57
    dimethyl isosorbide 19.98
    tetrachloroethylene 1.3
    eugenol 10.16
    triacetin 10.2
    span 80 14.03
    1,4-butanediol 2.87
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.84
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1.58
    methyl formate 14.44
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2.39
    n-decane 0.25
    butyronitrile 3.89
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3.01
    1-chlorooctane 1.5
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.61
    n-nonane 0.18
    undecane 0.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.02
    cyclooctane 0.02
    cyclopentanol 5.03
    tetrahydropyran 10.89
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2.89
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 30.54
    1-hexene 0.15
    2-isopropoxyethanol 9.94
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 2.82
    methyl butyrate 5.19

    Scent© AI

1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction