ALLURA RED AC

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Names

[ Name ]:
ALLURA RED AC

[Synonym ]:
credno.40
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonate
FD and C red 40
Fancy red
FDC red no. 40
E 129
ALLURA RED
DM 40 M
2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-[2-(2-methoxy-3-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-, sodium salt (1:2)
FD & C Red 40
foodred17
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-3-methyl-4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-2-naphthalenesulfonate
MFCD00059526
Allura Red AC
FD and C red No. 40
RED 40
CURRY RED
EINECS 247-368-0
redno.40
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-3-methyl-4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid disodium salt
food red No. 40

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Melting Point ]:
300ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₈H₁₄N₂Na₂O₈S₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
496.422

[ Exact Mass ]:
495.998688

[ PSA ]:
185.34000

[ LogP ]:
5.24760

[ Water Solubility ]:
Soluble in water, ethanol

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: QK2260000

CHEMICAL NAME :: 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-hydroxy-5-((6-methoxy-4-sulfo-m-tolyl)azo)-, disodium salt

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 25956-17-6

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 14

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C18-H16-N2-O8-S2.2Na

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 498.46

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: >10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Mammal - dog

DOSE/DURATION :: >5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :: >10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 3053 gm/kg/2.3Y-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

REFERENCE :: FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,701,1989 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 38500 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :: male 14 day(s) pre-mating female 14 day(s) pre-mating

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)

REFERENCE :: TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,207,1983

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 83500 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :: male 2 week(s) pre-mating female 2 week(s) pre-mating - 2 week(s) post-birth

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain)

REFERENCE :: TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,207,1983

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 19725 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :: female 1-21 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system

REFERENCE :: TIHEEC Toxicology and Industrial Health. (Princeton Scientific Pub. Co., POB 2155, Princeton, NJ 08540) V.1- 1985- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,937,1989

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 198 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :: male 4 week(s) pre-mating female 4 week(s) pre-mating - 21 day(s) post-birth

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - behavioral

REFERENCE :: TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 92,169,1994 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - T0501 No. of Facilities: 1225 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 6022 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - T0501 No. of Facilities: 65 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 118 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X3955 No. of Facilities: 3941 (estimated) No. of Industries: 23 No. of Occupations: 44 No. of Employees: 88598 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 50571 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S22

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ RTECS ]:
QK2260000

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