| Chemistry name: | 2-naphthylamine-6-sulfonic acid |
| M Formula: | C10H6(NH)2SO3H |
| Properties: | |
| Colorless needles. Soluble in boiling water. | |
| Derivation: | |
| Heating sodium-2-naphthol-6-sulfonate with concentrated ammonia at 180C in an autoclave. | |
| Grade: | |
| Technical. Available as the sodium salt, an odorless gray-to-pink powder. | |
| Use: | |
| Azo dye intermediate. | |