Color Index Acid Violet 6 is a chemical compound belonging to the monoazo dyes group and the acid dyes class. It is a chromotropic dye used to dye wool violet-red.
Synthesis Acid Violet 6 is synthesized by the diazotization of 4-aminoacetanilide, followed by azo coupling of the resulting diazonium salt with chromotropic acid.
History The production of this dye was patented by Hoechst in 1890. In common with other chromotropic acid-based dyes described in the patent literature, its primary application is in wool printing.
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