Orange GGN

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Orange GGN
Names
Other names
  • 1-(m-Sulfophenylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid, disodium salt
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.017.340 Edit this at Wikidata
E number E111 (colours)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H12N2O7S2.2Na/c19-15-7-4-10-8-13(27(23,24)25)5-6-14(10)16(15)18-17-11-2-1-3-12(9-11)26(20,21)22;;/h1-9,19H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b18-17+;; checkY
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  • InChI=1/C16H12N2O7S2.2Na/c19-15-7-4-10-8-13(27(23,24)25)5-6-14(10)16(15)18-17-11-2-1-3-12(9-11)26(20,21)22;;/h1-9,19H,(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b18-17+;;
    Key: CECHAJXICNIUQL-JLAJEUQUBK
  • [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c1cccc(c1)/N=N/c2c3ccc(cc3ccc2O)S([O-])(=O)=O
Properties
C16H10N2Na2O7S2
Molar mass 452.36 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Orange GGN, also known as alpha-naphthol orange, is an

E Number E111, but has been forbidden for use in foods since 1 January 1978.[2] It has never been included in the food additives list of the Codex Alimentarius. As such, it is forbidden for food use in general, because toxicological data has shown it is harmful.[citation needed
]

The

IR spectra
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References

  1. ^ "Orange GGN".
  2. ^ EU directive 76/399/EEC