Question

Question: Draw the product formed when C6H5N2+Cl– reacts with each compound.

a.

b.

c.

Short answer

Answer

(a)

(b)

(c)

Step-by-step solution

Formation of azo compounds

Diazonium compound is reacted with another aromatic compound to give an azo compound, a compound containing a nitrogen-nitrogen double bond

This is an electrophilic aromatic substitution

Curved arrow mechanism

a. The diazonium salt acts as an electrophile and the activated aniline acts as a nucleophile.

Reaction with aniline

b. The diazonium salt acts as an electrophile and the activated phenol acts as a nucleophile

Reaction with phenol

c. The diazonium salt acts as an electrophile and 1,4-dihydroxybenzene acts as a nucleophile

Reaction with 1,4-dihydroxybenzene