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Other names
Natural green 3, E141
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.117 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C34H31CuN4Na3O6 | |
Molar mass | 724.159 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chlorophyllin refers to any one of a group of closely related water-soluble salts that are semi-synthetic derivatives of chlorophyll, differing in the identity of the cations associated with the anion. Its most common form is a sodium/copper derivative used as a food additive and in alternative medicine. As a food coloring agent, copper complex chlorophyllin is known as natural green 3 and has the E number E141.[1]