Pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, formation metal complexes

First, 1 2 metal complexes of (mainly mono-) azo dyes, without sulfonic or carboxylic acid groups, and trivalent metals (see Section 3.11). The metals are preferably chromium and cobalt nickel, manganese, iron, or aluminum are of lesser importance. Diazo components are mainly chloro- and nitroaminophenols or amino-phenol sulfonamides coupling components are (3-naphthol, resorcinol, and 1-phe-nyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone. Formation of a complex from an azo dye and a metal salt generally takes place in the presence of organic solvents, such as alcohols, pyridine, or formamide. An example is C.I. Solvent Red 8, 12715 [33270-70-1] (1). 

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