AZOCOMPOUND

Azo compound

Azo compounds are compounds bearing the functional group R-N=N-R', in which R and R' can be either aryl or alkyl. IUPAC defines azo compounds as: "Derivatives of diazene, HN=NH, wherein both hydrogens are substituted by hydrocarbyl groups, e.g. PhN=NPh azobenzene or diphenyldiazene." The more stable derivatives contain two aryl groups. The N=N group is called an azo group. The name azo comes from azote, the French name for nitrogen that is derived from the Greek a + zoe .

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azo compound

Noun

  1. an organic compound of the general formula R-N=N-R1; they are often coloured and are the basis of many synthetic dyes; a diazene


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