Results

Salicylic acid used - 0.359g

Sulfanilic acid used - 0.494
Limiting reagent: Salicylic acid
Product yield of azo dye - .025 g

Color shades of dyed fabric on In-Lab observations

Strongest fabric types* on three different phenol/aniline combinations.
*Fabric types correspond to numbers on table in In-Lab Observations
A3: 6,7,8
B3: 6,7,8
C1: 3,6,8

Discussion
Initially, production of Indigo and dyeing of the fabric strip produced clear distinctions between
the different shades of blue, supporting the logic that materials made with silk and wool bind
more tightly with dye. Production of azo dye resulted in an extremely small amount of dye,
which was not enough to dye the fabric. The fabric was immersed in the liquid solution left from
vacuum filtration and produced a decently colored fabric strip with differing orange colors. The
results of this strip, as noted in the in-lab observations table, also produced the darkest colors
on rayon, silk, and wool.

Conclusion
The purpose of this experiment was to observe the different effects of types of fabric when
binded with dye. Theoretically, silk, wool, and rayons chemical structure would result in the
tightest bonding, visually showing the deepest colors. The observations listed in the table in the
observations page as well as comparisons with two other groups listed silk and wool as the
fabrics with the deepest colors. In conclusion, the purpose of this experiment confirmed what
was scientifically theorized, which was to find the strongest type of fabric that would bind with
dye. Because of the chemical structures of wool and silk as polymides and rayon as a
semisynthetic fiber, these materials would be highly sought after in the clothing industry to
produce vibrant colors on cloth.