English Name: Sodium Naphthionate
CAS number: 130-13-2
Molecular formula: C10H10NNaO3S
MW: 247.24
EINECS number: 204-975-5
Chemical nature: white or off white platelets crystalline. Freely soluble in water, soluble in 95% ethanol, insoluble in diethyl ether, slightly soluble in concentrated caustic aqueous and ethanol solutions.
Uses: it is used in the preparation of acid, direct dyes and food red pigments, and also as an antidote to nitrite and iodine poisoning