Sunset yellow FCF
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| IUPAC name
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.629 |
| E number | E110 (colours) |
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| Properties | |
| C16H10N2Na2O7S2 | |
| Molar mass | 452.36 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sunset yellow FCF (also known as orange yellow S, or C.I. 15985) is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH-dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13, with a shoulder at 500 nm.: 463 When added to foods sold in the United States, it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E Number E110.