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Also known as Yellow 5

Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102, C.I. 19140, FD&C Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4, and trisodium 1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate.

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Vinony's link graph records 77 inbound references to tartrazine, and connects out to nail polish, United States Food and Drug Administration and sunset yellow FCF.

Vinony files it under Acid dyes, Azo dyes and Benzenesulfonates.

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Chemical data

Formula
C16H9N4Na3O9S2
Molecular weight
534.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
trisodium;5-oxo-1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-4H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate
SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1N=NC2C(=NN(C2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]
InChIKey
UJMBCXLDXJUMFB-UHFFFAOYSA-K
Polar surface area
229 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
12
Formal charge
0

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Mass
533.950403
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₉N₄Na₃O₉S₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1N=NC2C(=NN(C2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]
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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections
Contents
  • Production
  • History
  • Products containing tartrazine
  • Foods
  • Personal care and cosmetics products
  • Medications
  • Other products
  • Chemistry
  • Potential health effects on humans
  • Food intolerance, sensitivity, and allergies
  • Asthma
  • Food intolerance and ADHD-like behavior
  • Reproductive
  • Regulation
  • North America
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Austria and Germany
  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
  • Other uses
  • 3D printing
  • Tartrazine-enabled tissue clearing
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102, C.I. 19140, FD&C Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4, and trisodium 1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate.

Tartrazine is a commonly used coloring agent all over the world, mainly for yellow, and can also be used with brilliant blue FCF (FD&C Blue 1, E133) or green S (E142) to produce various green shades. It serves as a dye for wool and silks, a colorant in food, drugs and cosmetics and an adsorption-elution indicator for chloride estimations in biochemistry.

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