
Direct Red 81 free acid
Sirius red 4B (acid form) is a naphthalenesulfonic acid that is 7-amino-4-hydroxy-3-({4-[(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]phenyl}diazenyl)naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid in which one of the amino hydrogens is replaced by a benzoyl group. The disodium salt is the histological dye 'Sirius red 4B'. It has a role as a fluorochrome, a poison, a histological dye and an environmental contaminant. It is a member of azobenzenes, a member of benzamides, a member of naphthols, a naphthalenesulfonic acid and a bis(azo) compound. It is a conjugate acid of a Sirius red 4B(2-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 7-benzamido-4-hydroxy-3-[[4-[(4-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid
- Molecular formula
- C29H21N5O8S2
- Molecular weight
- 631.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 631.08315499 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 224.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 4
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 12
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
15 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:88192
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3306477
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6041553
- PubMed:4365198
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.