Diazonium Salts
Diazonium Salts
Diazonium Salts
synthesis
HNO3
NO2
H2SO4
H2, Ni
HONO
N N NH2
benzenediazonium ion
Diazonium salts, reactions
1. Coupling to form azo dyes
2. Replacements
a) -Br, -Cl, -CN
b) -I
c) -F
d) -OH
e) -H
f) etc.
coupling to form azo dyes
G N2
+ G N N
an azo dye
G = OH, NH2,
NHR, NR2, etc.
CH3
H3C N + N2 SO3H
N,N-dimethylaniline CH3
H3C N N N SO3H
methyl orange
Sandmeyer
Cl
CuBr
NO2
Br
CuCN
CN
NH2
KI
I
N2
HBF4
F
H2O,H+
OH
H3PO2
Br
NaCN
NR
NO2 NH2
HNO3 H2/Ni
H2SO4
NaNO2
HCl
C N N2
CuCN
benzonitrile
I2, Fe
NR
NO2 NH2
HNO3 H2/Ni
H2SO4
NaNO2
HCl
I N2
KI
iodobenzene
Br
NaOH
NR
NO2 NH2
HNO3 H2/Ni
H2SO4
NaNO2
HCl
OH N2
H2O,H+
phenol
p-bromotoluene
Br
bp 185oC bp 182oC
HNO3 H2/Ni
+ ortho-
H2SO4
bp 222oC
NO2 NH2
bp 238oC NaNO2
HCl
A mixture of ortho & para-
nitrotoluenes is separable in
a reasonable yield and purity CH3 CH3
CuBr
Br N2
In syntheses, you may no longer assume that you can
separate a pure para isomer from an ortho/para
mixture. Either look up the physical properties of
the compounds or rely on experience gained in the
homework as to which mixtures are separable and
which ones are not!
m-bromotoluene
CH3 CH3 CH3
HNO3 H2/Ni
+ ortho-
H2SO4
bp 222oC
NO2 NH2
bp 238oC
(CH3CO)2O
Br Br
NH2 NHCOCH3 NHCOCH3
CH3 CH3
HONO H3PO2
Br Br
N2
m-bromophenol
NO2 NO2
HNO3 Br2,Fe
H2SO4
Br
H2/Pt
OH N2 NH2
H2O NaNO2
H+ H+
Br Br Br
p-toluic acid
HNO3 H2/Ni
+ ortho-
H2SO4
bp 222oC
NO2 NH2
bp 238oC NaNO2
HCl
H2SO4
TAR! HNO3
H2SO4
HONO
H3PO2
N2 Br Br Br
Br Br Br Br Br Br Br Br
CuBr H2 HONO
Ni H3PO2
NO2 NO2 NH2
1,3,5-tribromobenzene
NO2 NH2
HNO3 H2/Ni
H2SO4
N2 NH2
Br Br H3PO2 Br Br HONO Br Br
Br Br Br
Spectroscopy of amines
N—H
stretch
N—H bend
NH2 c
p-ethylaniline
d
CH2CH3
b a
d c b a