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COMMON NAME                                                 : ERYTHROSINE

SYNONYMS                                                           : (A)   FD & C RED 3

                                                                                     (B)   C.I. FOOD RED 14

C. I.  NUMBER                                                       :   45430

CHEMICAL NAME                                               :  DISODIUM SALT OF TETRAIODOFLUORESCEIN

EMPIRICAL FORMULA                                     :  C20 H6 O5 I4 NA2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT                                      :  879.9 (DISODIUM SALT)

SOLUBILITY (WATER)                                      :   75 GRAMS PER LITRE

FASTNESS PROPERTIES                                    

                 LIGHT                                                    :  FAIR  ( WATER)

                 HEAT                                                      :  GOOD (UPTO 1050 c)

                                                                                     FAIR (UPTO 2050 c)

FRUIT ACIDS                                                        :  POOR (PRECIPITATED)

BENZONIC ACID                                                 :  POOR

SULPHUR DIOXIDE                                            :  GOOD

ALKALIES                                                             :  GOOD (BLUER))