Amino group oxidative coupling reactions

The oxidation of 4-aminoazobenzene with the UHP-acetic acid system was also investigated and the corresponding tri-azobenzene compound was formed. It appears as though the oxidative coupling reaction of the amino group preferentially occurs in contrast to the oxidation of the azo-moiety to produce the corresponding azoxy compound. Further experiments are needed to determine the facility of the azoxy formation by varying the stoichiometry of the oxidation... 

Oxidative Couplings of Heterocyclic Hydrazones. This method has opened the way to the preparation of azo derivatives of diazo compounds unobtainable by other means, ie, heterocycHc compounds ia which the diazotizable amino group is conjugated with the heterocycHc nitrogen atom as ia 2- and 4-amiQopyridine, compounds which do not normally yield stable diazonium salts (38). The reaction occurs as illustrated by equation 7 for the iateraction of (A/-methylcarbostyryl)hydrazone [28219-37-6] and dimethyl aniline the overall process is oxidation. 

The presence of the aliphatic amino group complicates the course of the reaction. Thus, the oxidative coupling of 4-ethynyl-1,3-dimethyl-5-aminomethylpyrazole in mild conditions (20°C, CuCl, pyridine, O2) leads to only 20% of butadiyne. However, acylic protection eliminates these complications, and 4-ethynyl-1,3-dimethyl-5-(acetyl)aminomethylpyrazole forms a dehydrodimer in 95% yield (Scheme 66) (86TH1). 

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