Synonyms: CI Food Blue 1, INDIGOTINE, INDIGO CARMINE
Defination: Indigotine consists essentially \nof a mixture of disodium \n3,3′dioxo-2,2′-bi-indolylidene-5,5′-disulfonate, and disodium \n3,3′-dioxo-2,2′-bi-indolylidene-5,7′-disulfonate and subsidiary colouring matters\n together with sodium chloride and/or sodium sulfate as the principal \nuncoloured components. Indigotine is described as the sodium salt.
Class: Indigoid
Color Index: 73015
Einecs: 212-728-8
Chemical Name: Disodium 3,3′-dioxo-2,2′-bi-indolylidene-5,5′-disulfonate
Chemical Formula: C16H8N2Na2O8S2
Molecular Weight: 466,36