Sudan Red G
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| ImageFile = Sudan Red G.png
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| ImageName = Sudan Red G
| IUPACName = amethoxybenzenazo-β-naphthol
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| CASNo = 1229-55-6
| EINECS = 214-968-9
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O
| MolarMass = 248.28 g/mol
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| MeltingPt = 225 °C
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'''Sudan Red G''' is a yellowish red [[lysochrome]] [[azo dye]]. It has the appearance of an odorless reddish-orange powder with melting point 225 °C. It is soluble in fats and used for coloring of fats, oils, and waxes, including the waxes used in [[turpentine]]-based [[polishing|polish]]es. It is also used in [[polystyrene]], [[cellulose]], and synthetic [[lacquer]]s. It is insoluble in water. It is stable to temperatures of about 100-110 °C. It was used as a [[food dye]]. It is used in some [[temporary tattoo]]s, where it can cause [[contact dermatitis]]. It is also used in [[hair dye]]s. It is a component of some newer formulas for red [[smoke signal]]s and [[smoke-screen]]s, together with [[Disperse Red 11]].
==Other Names==
There are various names for Sudan Red G, including '''Brilliant Fat Scarlet R''', '''C.I. Food Red 16''', '''C.I. Solvent Red I''', '''C.I. 12150''', '''Ceres Red G''', '''Fat Red BG''', '''Fat Red G'''. '''Lacquer Red V2G''', '''Oil Pink''', '''Oil Scarlet 389''', '''Oil Vermilion''', '''Oil Red G''', '''Oleal Red G''', '''Plastoresin Red FR''', '''Red GD''', '''Resinol Red G''', '''Silotras Red TG''', '''Solvent Red 1''', '''Sudan R''', and '''amethoxybenzenazo-β-naphthol''' ('''MBN''').
==Toxicity & Safety Issues==
According to [[European Food Safety Authority]], Sudan Red G is considered genotoxic and/or carcinogenic.<ref>[http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/afc/afc_opinions/1127_en.html EFSA ::. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) to review the toxicology of a number of dyes illegally present in food in the EU<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Azo dyes]]
[[Category:Food colorings]]
[[Category:Solvent dyes]]
[[ja:スーダンレッド]]
[[zh:苏丹红]]