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DIRECT YELLOW 12

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 8Q5531T139 · registered name DIRECT YELLOW 12 · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Dyes hairHAIR DYEING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned
Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1264

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/1264 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

DIRECT YELLOW 12INCI다이렉트황색12호Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenesulfonic acid, 2,2'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis[5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)azo]-, disodium saltSynonym
CAS No.chemical registry number
2870-32-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
220-698-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID5041728
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID3021728
IUPAC
Disodium 2,2'-(ethene-1,2-diyl)bis{5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]benzene-1-sulfonate}
Molecular formula
C30H26N4Na2O8S2
Molecular weight
680.66 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Colour
Orange
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
3.22
Molecular weight
680.65

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Dye1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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