5-Sulfoanthranilic acid is produced from anthranilic acid by sulfonation with chlorosulfuric acid in anhydrous sulfuric acid or nitrobenzene or by baking the sulfate of anthranilic acid at 200 ℃. This compound is used, like its N-alkyl derivatives, as a stabilizer for diazo compounds.
2-Amino-5-sulfobenzoic Acid can be used as a dye intermediate.
Soluble in hot water [Hawley]. Unstable to prolonged exposure to air .
5-Sulfoanthranilic acid is an amino acid.
Flash point data for 5-Sulfoanthranilic acid are not available, but 5-Sulfoanthranilic acid is probably combustible.
