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Home/Compounds/Dye & Pigment/Pigment Red 273
C18H13AlN2O8S2
476.4 g/mol
Dye & Pigment

Red 40 Lake

CAS68583-95-9EC271-524-7
Category
Dye & Pigment
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
Food dye and pigment

Red 40 Lake is the aluminum salt form of Allura Red AC (FD&C Red 40, E129), an azo compound commonly used as a red food dye and pigment. It provides stable, water-insoluble coloration for a variety of consumer products.

Food coloring agentPigment for coatings and inksColoring for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals

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Referencestereoisomer of

Allura Red AC

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food color additive

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

aluminum 5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-6-oxidonaphthalene-2-sulfonate

InChIKey

JKMGLUKSFRLDDN-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

CC1=CC(=C(C=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-])OC)N=NC2=C(C=CC3=C2C=CC(=C3)S(=O)(=O)[O-])[O-].[Al+3]

Synonyms (14)
  • Allura Red AC Aluminum Lake
  • Allura Red Aluminum Lake
  • C.I. Pigment Red 273
  • DYE RED NO. 40 ALUMINIUM LAKE
  • FD&C Red No. 40 Lake
  • FDC Red No. 40-aluminum lake
  • Japan Red 40 Aluminum Lake
  • Red 40 Lake