The information on this web page is provided to help you to work safely, but it is intended to be an overview of hazards, not a replacement for a full Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). MSDS forms can be downloaded from the web sites of many chemical suppliers.
Irritation data
Risk phrases
[Return to
Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Lab. Safety home page.]
This information was last updated on February 10, 2005.
We have tried to make it as accurate and useful as possible,
but can take no responsibility for its use, misuse, or
accuracy. We have not verified
this information, and cannot guarantee that it is up-to-date.
Note also that the information on the PTCL Safety web site, where this page
was hosted, has been
copied onto many other sites, often without permission. If you have any
doubts about the veracity of the information that you are viewing, or have any queries,
please check the URL that your web browser displays for this page.
If the URL begins "http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/" the page
is maintained by the Safety Officer in Physical Chemistry at Oxford University.
If not, this page is a copy made by some other person and we have no responsibility
for it. General
Synonyms: disperse red 60, disperse polyester pink 25, disperse red 71,
resorin red fbe, 1-amino-2-phenoxy-4-hydroxyanthraquinone,
C.I. disperse red 60, latyl cerise N, Lumacrom red FB, palanil red bf, samaron pink FBL,
numerous further trade names
Molecular formula: C20H13NO4
CAS No: 17418-58-5
EINECS No:
Physical data
Appearance: deep red powder
Melting point: > 300 C (apparently decomposes with a colour change at ca. 260 C, though one
source quotes a metling point of 185C)
Boiling point:
Vapour density:
Vapour pressure:
Density (g cm-3):
Flash point:
Explosion limits:
Autoignition temperature:
Water solubility:
Stability
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
Toxicology
Eye and respiratory irritant; may be harmful - toxicology not fully investigated.
(The meaning of any toxicological abbreviations which
appear in this section is given
here.)
EYE-RBT 500 mg/24h mld.
(The meaning of any risk phrases which appear in this section is
given
here.)
R36 R37.
Transport information
Non-hazardous for air, sea and road freight.
Personal protection
Minimize contact.