Product Name

  • Name

    YELLOW AB

  • EINECS 201-636-3
  • CAS No. 85-84-7
  • Article Data11
  • CAS DataBase
  • Density 1.173g/cm3
  • Solubility 0.3mg/L(37 oC)
  • Melting Point 102-104°
  • Formula C16H13 N3
  • Boiling Point 458.035°C at 760 mmHg
  • Molecular Weight 247.299
  • Flash Point 230.811°C
  • Transport Information
  • Appearance
  • Safety Moderately toxic by ingestion and subcutaneous routes. Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.
  • Risk Codes
  • Molecular Structure Molecular Structure of 85-84-7 (YELLOW AB)
  • Hazard Symbols Consult regulations before using in food products.
  • Synonyms 2-Naphthalenamine,1-(phenylazo)- (9CI); 2-Naphthylamine, 1-phenylazo- (6CI); C.I. Solvent Yellow5 (7CI,8CI); 1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthylamine; 1-Benzeneazo-2-naphthylamine;1-Benzeneazo-b-naphthylamine;1-Phenylazo-2-aminonaphthalene; 2-Amino-1-phenylazonaphthalene; A.F. Yellow No.2; C.I. 11380; C.I. Food Yellow 10; Cerisol Yellow AB; Dolkwal Yellow AB; Ext.D and C Yellow No. 9; FD and C Yellow No. 3; Grasal Yellow; Japan Yellow 404;NSC 11228; Oil Yellow A; Oil Yellow AB; Oil Yellow AB Pure; Solvent Yellow 5;Yellow AB; Yellow No. 2
  • PSA 50.74000
  • LogP 5.41860

Solvent Yellow 5 Chemical Properties

IUPAC NAME: 1-Phenyldiazenylnaphthalen-2-amine 
EINECS: 247.29
Molecular Formula: C16H13N3
Molecular Weight: 247.29 g/mol
Index of Refraction: 1.647
Molar Refractivity: 76.65 cm3
Molar Volume: 210.8 cm3
Surface Tension: 47.7 dyne/cm
Density: 1.17 g/cm3
Flash Point: 230.8 °C
Enthalpy of Vaporization: 71.83 kJ/mol
Boiling Point: 458 °C at 760 mmHg
Vapour Pressure: 1.42E-08 mmHg at 25 °C
Following is the structure of FD&C yellow No. 3 (CAS No.:85-84-7):


Product Categories:  Dyes and Pigments; Solvent Dyestuff 
Classification Code: Mutation data; Tumor data

Solvent Yellow 5 Toxicity Data With Reference

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
mouse LDLo oral 1gm/kg (1000mg/kg)   "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J., Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986Vol. -, Pg. 1315, 1986.
rabbit LDLo oral 1gm/kg (1000mg/kg)   Journal of Biological Chemistry. Vol. 27, Pg. 403, 1916.
rabbit LDLo subcutaneous 1gm/kg (1000mg/kg)   Journal of Biological Chemistry. Vol. 27, Pg. 403, 1916.

Solvent Yellow 5 Consensus Reports

IARC Cancer Review: Group 3 IMEMDT    IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 7 (1987),p. 56.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) ; Animal No Evidence IMEMDT    IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 8 (1975),p. 279.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) . Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory. EPA Genetic Toxicology Program.

Solvent Yellow 5 Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion and subcutaneous routes. Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.

Solvent Yellow 5 Specification

  FD&C yellow No. 3 (CAS NO.85-84-7), its Synonyms are 1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthalenamine ; 1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthylamine ; 1-Benzene-azo-beta-naphthylamine ; 1-Benzeneazo-2-naphthylamine ; 1-Phenylazo-2-naphthylamine ; 2-Naphthalenamine, 1-(phenylazo)- ; 2-Naphthylamine, 1-(phenylazo)- ; A.F. Yellow No. 2 ; AF Yellow No. 2 .

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