Sudan black B is a member of the class of perimidines that is 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-perimidine carring a [4-(phenyldiazenyl)naphthalen-1-yl]diazenyl substituent at position 6.
Solvent Black 3 is an azo dye. It is nonfluorescent, relatively thermostable lysochrome (fat-soluble dye) diazo dye used for staining of neutral triglycerides and lipids on frozen sections and some lipoproteins on paraffin sections. It has the appearance of a dark brown to black powder.