Mechanisms of Diazo Coupling Reactions. Part XXXII. The Diazoamino Rearrangement in 20% Acetonitrile/Aqueous Buffers

Autor: John R. Penton, Heinrich Zollinger, Richard P. Kelly
Rok vydání: 1982
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Zdroj: Helvetica Chimica Acta. 65:122-132
ISSN: 1522-2675
0018-019X
Popis: The rearrangements of 4′-methoxy-N-methyl- and N-methyl-4′-nitro-diatzoaminobenzene have been studied in 20% acetonitrile/aqueous buffers. The reactions are specifically acid catalyzed and involve pre-equilibrium formation of amine and diazonium salt followed by rate-limiting attack of the diazonium ion at a C-atom (C-coupling) to give the corresponding aminoazo compounds. There is no evidence to suggest that, under the present conditions, mechanisms other than the established Friswell-Green mechanism occur. The traditional two-stage synthesis of aminoazo compounds via isolated diazoamino compounds can therefore be replaced by a one stage process for amines which undergo initial attack at a N-atom by diazonium ion (N-coupling).
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