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Yellow 6

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Chemical Identification
INCI Namedisodium;6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
PubChem CID 17730
Molecular FormulaC16H10N2Na2O7S2
InChIKeyOIQPTROHQCGFEF-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1N=NC2=C(C=CC3=C2C=CC(=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Known Aliases (21)
Common Name
2783-94-0 C.I. 15985 C.I. Direct Yellow 11 C.I. Food Yellow 3 DTXCID101131536 DTXSID6021456 Dye FDC Yellow No. 6 E110 FD&C Yellow 6 FD&C yellow no.6 FD & C Yellow No. 6 FD&C Yellow No. 6 Food yellow 3 Food Yellow No. 5 Food Yellow No.5 Gelborange-S Orange Yellow S RefChem:1085314 Sunset yellow Sunset Yellow FCF
IUPAC Name
disodium;6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
Data Sources (2)
Source Source ID Name in Source Properties
NIH DSLD (Dietary Supplements) DSLD-14500 Yellow 6 category: other
NIH DSLD (Dietary Supplements) DSLD-31947 YELLOW 6 category: other
Record Info
IDVT26DyUPYY7JkQ3ESnD43s
CreatedApril 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
ModifiedApril 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
EnrichedApril 10, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
Data SourceSeed data