AZO dye synthesis: Preform a miniscale diazotization of an aromatic amine to form a diazonium salt, then preform a miniscale coupling with a phenol to form a azo dye 2. The NaNO2 (sodium nitrite) serves an important purpose in this reaction. What is NaNO2 function?
The diazotization reaction requires that you have an amine and
nitrous acid
R-NH2 + HNO2 ------> (R-N2)^+1 + OTHER PRODUCTS
but the problem is... HNO2 is highly reactive and decomposes very
easily
HNO2 ------> NO + H2O
so it can't be prepared and stored. So instead, it is prepared on
the spot by reacting NaNO2 and HCl.
NaNO2 + HCl ----------> NaCl + HNO2
so that u can complete the reaction
Ar-NH2 + HNO2 -----> (Ar-N2)^+1 + other products
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