Brilliant yellow

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Description

An unstandardized pigment name.

1. Brilliant yellow was used for yellow Naples yellow and for a mixture of yellow cadmium yellow with either white lead white or white zinc white. This yellow mixture is very toxic and no longer in use.

2. Brilliant Yellow is also a brand name used for a synthetic dye disazo dye developed in 1886 by F. Bender and G. Schulz. It is used to directly dye cotton, fiber rayon, flax, and paper fibers.

Synonyms and Related Terms

2) Direct Yellow 4; CI 24890; amarillo brillante (Esp.); giallo brillante (It.)

Chemical structure

Brillyellowcs.jpg


Other Properties

2) Soluble in water. Max abs. at 497 nm. pH indicator dye (6.6=yellow to 8.0=orange).

Composition 2) C26H20N4O8S2
CAS 2) 3051-11-4

Hazards and Safety

2) Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.

GFS Chemicals: MSDS

Authority

  • M. Doerner, M. Doerner, The Materials of the Artist, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934
  • Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Colour Index International online at www.colour-index.org
  • Sigma Dyes, Stains and Natural Pigments, Infrared Library, Nicolet, 1991-1995 Comment: OMNIC: formula= C26H20N4O8S2, CAS= 3051-11-4

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