Azo coupling reactions

Remember that the geometry of the azo compound must be bent because of the lone pairs on the sp nitrogen atoms. In principle, both E- and Z-isomers could be formed the -isomer (13.5, shown) is usually the more stable. 

Amido black 10B—used to stain the proteins collagen and reticulin 

Orange G. Used to stain cells in the pancreas and pituitary gland 

A food and cosmetic colorant that has attracted a good deal of unfavorable attention is tartrazine, 13.6. It has been established that it causes some allergies and is implicated in worsening asthma. It is also widely believed to be implicated in the development of ADHD in children. 

Aromatic amines, ArNHj, are converted by nitrous acid to diazonium salts [ArNj+JX-. Unlike aliphatic diazonium salts, these are fairly stable at 0 °C. 

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Hydroxyisoquinolines. Hydroxy groups in the 5-, 6-, 7-, and 8-position show phenoHc reactions for example, the Bucherer reaction leads to the corresponding anainoisoquinolines. Other typical reactions include the Mannich condensation, azo-coupling reactions, and nitrosation. Both 0-methyl and /V-methyl derivatives are obtained from the methylation of 1-hydroxyisoquinoline, indicating that both tautomeric forms are present. Distillation of various hydroxy compounds, eg, 1- and 4-hydroxyisoquinoline, with zinc dust removes the oxygen. Treatment of 1-isoquinolinol with phosphoms tribromide yields 1-bromoisoquinoline [1532-71 -4] (178). 

The azo coupling reaction proceeds by the electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism. In the case of 4-chlorobenzenediazonium compound with l-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid [84-87-7] the reaction is not base-catalyzed, but that with l-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid and 2-naphthol-8-sulfonic acid [92-40-0] is moderately and strongly base-catalyzed, respectively. The different rates of reaction agree with kinetic studies of hydrogen isotope effects in coupling components. The magnitude of the isotope effect increases with increased steric hindrance at the coupler reaction site. The addition of bases, even if pH is not changed, can affect the reaction rate. In polar aprotic media, reaction rate is different with alkyl-ammonium ions. Cationic, anionic, and nonionic surfactants can also influence the reaction rate (27). 

Diazophenols, ie, o-hydroxyaryldiazonium salts, couple to 1-naphthol in weaMy basic solution primarily in the para position, but as the hydroxyl ion concentration is increased, formation of the ortho isomer is favored and is frequentiy the sole product. Pyridine and pyridine derivatives, urea, and acetate, etc, used as buffers can also catalyze azo coupling reactions (28). l-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid [116-63-2] (1,2,4-acid) and 1-naphthol yield the important Eriochrome Black A [3564-14-5] (18a, R = H) (Cl Mordant Black 3 Cl 14640) which is reportedly (20) a mixture of ortho and para isomers. 

An azo coupling reaction of monatomic phenols with diazotized 4-nitroaniline has been investigated. By HPLC, NMR, elemental analysis, UV and IR spectroscopy it has been shown that the azo derivatives of o-guaiacol, o- and m-cresols interact with an excess of diazonium in pH interval of 4,5-9,5 and form corresponding 4,4-di(4-nitrophenylazo)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1 -ones. 

An azo coupling reaction of primary aromatic and aliphatic amines with diazotized 4-nitroaniline in water-organic solutions has been investigated. It has been demonstrated that depending on the nature of an organic solvent different azo derivatives are formed in neutral medium. 

The express method of phenolic compounds determination was designed. It is based on heterogeneous azo-coupling reaction of phenols, which different extracts of fresh raw material contain, with aryldiazonium salts grafted on the silica surface. We can carry out phenols analysis on-site, as formation of immobilized azocompounds leads to a drastic change in the sorbent s color. Thus, we pui pose a new method, that allows to indicate herb phenols in aqueous and non-aqueous medias and to compare it with a well-known Folin-Ciocalteau method. 

Aromatic diazonium compounds became industrially very important after Griess (1866a) discovered in 1861/62 the azo coupling reaction, by which the first azo dye was made by C. A. Martius in 1865 (see review by Smith, 1907). This is still the most important industrial reaction of diazo compounds. Hantzsch and Traumann (1888) discovered that a heteroaromatic amine, namely 2-aminothiazole, can also be diazotized. Heteroaromatic diazonium compounds were, however, only used for azo dyes much later, to a small extent in the 1930 s, but intensively since the 1950 s (see Zollinger, 1991, Ch. 7). 

The high reactivity of heterocyclic diazonium ions in azo coupling reactions is the reason why in some cases the primary diazotization products cannot be isolated. For example, diazotization of 2-methyl-5-aminotetrazole (2.14) directly yields the triazene 2.15, i. e., the N-coupling product, since the intermediate diazonium ion is reactive enough to give the N-coupling product with the parent amine even under strongly acidic conditions (Scheme 2-8 Butler and Scott, 1967). 

If an aromatic o-diamine such as 1,2-diaminobenzene (2.24) is diazotized in dilute aqueous acid, the 2-aminobenzene-l-diazonium ion formed first (2.25) undergoes a rapid intramolecular N-azo coupling reaction to give 1,2,3-benzotri-azole (2.26). Both amino groups of 2.24 can, however, be diazotized in concentrated acid (Scheme 2-18), forming the bis-diazonium ion 2.27. 1,3- and 1,4-diamines must also be bisdiazotized in concentrated acids in order to avoid inter-molecular N- or C-coupling. 

Analogous electron transfers from the substrate to the electrophilic reagent will be discussed in the context of the azo coupling reaction (Sec. 12.8). 

Luchkevich et al. (1986, Table 6) demonstrated that for the three isomeric nitro-benzenediazonium ions and their (Z)-diazohxydroxides the acidity constants can be determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry, by potentiometry, from the kinetics of reaction with hydroxide ions, from the (Z) (E) isomerization kinetics, and from the kinetics of azo coupling reactions. These independent methods gave surprisingly consistent results. ... 

C-coupling is of outstanding importance in the azo coupling reaction for the synthesis of azo dyes and pigments. An aromatic or heteroaromatic diazonium ion reacts with the so-called coupling component, which can be an aromatic primary, secondary, or tertiary amine, a phenol, an enol of an open-chain, aromatic, or heteroaromatic carbonyl compound, or an activated methylene compound. These reactions at an sp2-hybridized carbon atom will be discussed in Chapter 12. In the... 

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