Azo compound

(azo compounds) - organic compounds having in their structure azo group of formula-N = N-. Aromatic Azo comp ound is an important group of dyes formed in the coupling reactio n of diazonium salts with phenols, aromatic amines and other deri vatives of aromatic hydrocarbons relatively susceptible to nucleophilic substitution - ring activated. Acyclic Azo compound are often unstable. These compounds are used in industry as dyes.

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