Chemistry:Green S

Short description: Chemical compound and dye

Green S

Names
IUPAC name Sodium 4-[(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-(4-dimethylazaniumylidene-1-cyclohexa-2,5-dienylidene)methyl]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonate
Other names Food green S; FD&C green 4; acid green 50; lissamine green B; wool green S; C.I. 44090; E142
Identifiers
CAS Number	3087-16-9 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	82646 Y
PubChem CID	91525
UNII	9B7E8Y9D0X N
InChI InChI=1S/C27H26N2O7S2.Na/c1-28(2)20-9-5-17(6-10-20)25(18-7-11-21(12-8-18)29(3)4)26-23-14-13-22(37(31,32)33)15-19(23)16-24(27(26)30)38(34,35)36;/h5-16H,1-4H3,(H2,31,32,33,34,35,36);/q;+1/p-1 Y Key: WDPIZEKLJKBSOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y InChI=1/C27H26N2O7S2.Na/c1-28(2)20-9-5-17(6-10-20)25(18-7-11-21(12-8-18)29(3)4)26-23-14-13-22(37(31,32)33)15-19(23)16-24(27(26)30)38(34,35)36;/h5-16H,1-4H3,(H2,31,32,33,34,35,36);/q;+1/p-1 Key: WDPIZEKLJKBSOZ-REWHXWOFAE
SMILES [Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c1ccc4c(c1)cc(c(O)c4/C(=C2\C=C/C(=[N+](/C)C)/C=C2)c3ccc(N(C)C)cc3)S([O-])(=O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C27H25N2NaO7S2
Molar mass	576.62 g/mol
Melting point	210 °C (410 °F; 483 K) (decomposes)
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Warning
GHS hazard statements	H302, H315, H319, H335
GHS precautionary statements	P261, P305+351+338
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Green S is a green synthetic coal tar triarylmethane dye with the molecular formula C₂₇H₂₅N₂O₇S₂Na.

As a food dye, it has E number E142. It can be used in mint sauce, desserts, gravy granules, sweets, ice creams, and tinned peas. Green S is prohibited as a food additive in Canada , United States , Japan , and Norway . It is approved for use as a food additive in the EU and Australia and New Zealand.

Green S is a vital dye, meaning it can be used to stain living cells. It is used in ophthalmology, along with fluorescein and rose bengal, to diagnose various disorders of the eye's surface, dry eyes for example.

External links

• Eighteenth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 1974, No. 557. FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series, 1974, No. 54.
• http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/1851
• http://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/chemical.aspx?chemID=2119
• http://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/scientific-advice/jecfa/jecfa-additives/detail/en/c/107/