azo compoundsMost aromatic azo compounds are prepared by the reaction of a diazonium salt with an organic substance that contains easily replaced hydrogen atoms. The synthesis of azobenzene from nitrobenzene by treatment with certain oxygen-removing reagents is an example of an alternate method useful for symmetrical azo compounds.
dye structure and colourExamples of dyes, each containing a different chromophore, include azobenzene, xanthene, and triphenylmethane. Alizarin contains the anthraquinone chromophore. These four dyes were commercial products in the late 1800s.
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