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M.Ballard (ed.), ''Important Early Synthetic Dyes. Chemistry, Constitution, Date, Properties.'' Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, 1991.
 
M.Ballard (ed.), ''Important Early Synthetic Dyes. Chemistry, Constitution, Date, Properties.'' Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, 1991.
  
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

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Description

A brown powder that forms a cherry red synthetic dye solution with water. First discovered in 1876 by Kussamaul, erythrosine is an iodinate derivative of Fluorescein. It is used as a direct dye on Wool and Silk. Erythrosine is also used in inks, lacquers, cosmetics, and as a lake pigment. It is not colorfast in sunlight.

Synonyms and Related Terms

erythrosine B; erythrosine BS; Acid Red 51; CI 45430; FD&C Red No.3; Food Red 14; Pigment Red 172 (aluminum salt); Solvent Red 140; érythrosine (Fr.); eritrosina (Esp., Port.); sodium iodeosin; erythrosin

Chemical structure

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Other Properties

Soluble in water, ethanol. An aqueous solution of erythrosine will form a yellow-brown precipitate when drops of HCl are added and a red precipitate when drops of NaOH solution are added.

Maximum absorption wavelength = 524 nm.

The fluorescence of erythrosine changes with pH. It is colorless at pH 4.0 changing to a fluorescescent yellow-green at pH 4.5

Composition C20H6I4Na2O5
CAS 16423-68-0
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 879.86

Hazards and Safety

Toxicity and carcinogenicity are being studied.

Mallinckrodt Baker: MSDS

Additional Information

M.Ballard (ed.), Important Early Synthetic Dyes. Chemistry, Constitution, Date, Properties. Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, 1991.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 3734
  • External source or communication Comment: T.Schafer, C. Norton, V.Blyth-Hill, "The Efficacy of Using Boards Containing Zeolites in Passepartout for Works of Art on Paper, WAAC Newsletter, 22(1):14, 2000. -erythrosine fades rapidly
  • Colour Index International online at www.colour-index.org Comment: discoverer = Kussmaul; CAS=16423-68-0, 12227-78-0, 15905-32-5
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: The fluorescence of erythrosine changes with pH. It is colorless at pH 4.0 changing to a fluorescescent yellow-green at pH 4.5
  • Sigma Dyes, Stains and Natural Pigments, Infrared Library, Nicolet, 1991-1995 Comment: OMNIC for Erythrosine B: formula= C20H8I4O5, CAS= 15905-32-5 and for sodium salt of Erythrosine B: formula=C20H6I4Na2O5, CAS= 568-63-8

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