Pigment Yellow 10 Explained

Pigment Yellow 10 is an organic compound that is classified as a monoazopyrazolone pigment. It is used as a yellow colorant, notably as yellow road marking on highways in the US.

The compound is synthesized by coupling the diazonium salt derived from dichloroaniline with the pyrazolone.[1] The structure of the dye, as determined by X-ray crystallography, consists of planar molecule with a C=O bond and two hydrazone groups.[2]

References

  1. Encyclopedia: K. Hunger. W. Herbst. Pigments, Organic. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH. Weinheim. 2012. 10.1002/14356007.a20_371. 978-3527306732.
  2. CI Pigment Yellow 10, 4-[2',5'-(dichlorophenyl)hydrazono]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-3H-pyrazol-3-one. Acta Crystallographica C. 1988. C44. 1767–70. A. Whitaker. 10. 10.1107/S0108270188006791. 1988AcCrC..44.1767W .