m-SuIfobenzaldehyde in FD&C Violet No. 1
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Abstract An unknown substance present in FD&C Violet No. 1 has been identified as m-sulfobenzaldehyde containing a small amount of p-sulfobenzaldehyde. Identification is based on the coincidence of the UV, IR, and NMR spectra of the unknown, as well as the chromatographic retention volume of the unknown, with those of m-sulfobenzaldehyde. The presence of some p-sulfobenzaldehyde is shown by NMR data. A method is also described for the determination of m-sulfobenzaldehyde and the estimation of p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde, p-dimethylaminobenzoic acid, and ethylbenzylanilinesulfonic acid.