International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Summaries & Evaluations
BENZYL VIOLET 4B
VOL.: 16 (1978) (p. 153)
CAS No.: 1694-09-3
Chem. Abstr. Name: N-(4-{[4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl][4-{ethyl[(3-sulfophenyl)methyl]amino}-
phenyl]methylene}-2,5-cyclohexadien-l-ylidene)-N-ethyl-3-sulfobenzenemethanaminium hydroxide
inner salt, sodium salt
5. Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation
5.1 Animal data
Benzyl violet 4B is carcinogenic in rats following its oral or
subcutaneous administration: it produced mammary carcinomas and
squamous-cell carcinomas of the skin after its oral administration to
female rats and local fibrosarcomas following its subcutaneous
injection in male and female rats. It also increased the incidence of
benign mammary tumours in female rats following ambient exposure.
5.2 Human data
No case reports or epidemiological studies were available to the
Working Group.
Subsequent evaluation: Suppl. 7 (1987) (p. 58: Group 2B)
For definition of Groups, see Preamble Evaluation.
Synonyms
- Acid violet 6B
- Acid Fast Violet 5BN
- Acid Violet
- Acid Violet 4BNS
- Acid Violet 5B
- Acid Violet 6B
- Acid Violet S
- Acilan Violet S4BN
- A. F. Violet No. 1
- Aizen Acid Violet 5BH
- Aizen Food Violet No. 1
- Benzyl Violet
- Benzyl Violet 3B
- Calcocid Violet 4BNS
- C.I. Acid Violet 49, sodium salt
- Cogilor Violet 411.12
- Coomassie Violet
- D and C Violet No. 1
- Dispersed Violet 12197
- Eriosin Violet 3B
- Fast Acid Violet 5BN
- FD and C Violet No. 1
- Formyl Violet S4BN
- Hidacid Wool Violet 5B
- Intracid Violet 4BNS
- Kiton Violet 4BNS
- Pergacid Violet 2B
- Pergacid Violet 3B
- Polaxal Violet 6B
- Solar Violet 5BN
- Tertracid Brilliant Violet 6B
- 11386 Violet
- Violet Acid 5B
- Violet 6B
- Violet No. 1
- Wool Violet 4BN
- Wool Violet 5BN
Last updated: 26 March 1998