Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Aromatic Azo Compounds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Advances in the Synthesis of Aromatic Azo Compounds
2.1. Direct Oxidation of Aromatic Amines and Their Derivatives
2.2. Reductive Coupling of Aromatic Nitro Compound
2.3. Electrochemical Method
2.4. Photocatalytic Method
2.5. Biochemical Methods
2.6. Nitrogen–Halogen Exchange
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
Entry | Abbreviation | Full name of compound |
1 | HOAc | Acetic acid |
2 | DCM | Dichloromethane |
3 | m-CPBA | m-Chloroperbenzoic acid |
4 | DMAP | 4-Dimethylaminopyridine |
5 | TCCA | Trichloroisocyanic acid |
6 | NPs | Nanoparticles |
7 | OC1R | Discrete nanoscopic organic cage |
8 | UV | Ultraviolet |
9 | NCs | Nanocrystalline |
10 | h-BN | hexagonal Boron nitride |
11 | IPA | i-Propyl alcohol |
12 | Ni/G | Ni/graphene nanocomposite |
13 | NMC-Fe | Fe and N co-doped mesoporous carbon |
14 | MC-Fe | Fe-doped carbon materials |
15 | NMC | N-doped carbon materials |
16 | Co-Nx | Cobalt/Nitrogen-doped carbon |
17 | Ni3Fe-MOF-OH | Surface hydroxylated Ni3Fe metal-organic frameworks |
18 | TEMPO | 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxide |
19 | NiCo@N-CNTs | N-doped carbon nanotube-supported Ni-Co alloy nanoparticles |
20 | N-CNTs | N-doped carbon nanotubes |
21 | CQDs | Carbon Quantum Dots |
22 | TEOA | Trolamine |
23 | oxone | Potassium peroxomonosulfate |
24 | PHA | Phthalhydrazide |
25 | THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
26 | TBHP | t-Butyl hydroperoxide |
27 | EtOH | Ethanol |
28 | ABTS | 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt |
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Zhao, M.-Y.; Tang, Y.-F.; Han, G.-Z. Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Aromatic Azo Compounds. Molecules 2023, 28, 6741. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186741
Zhao M-Y, Tang Y-F, Han G-Z. Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Aromatic Azo Compounds. Molecules. 2023; 28(18):6741. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186741
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Meng-Yun, Yue-Feng Tang, and Guo-Zhi Han. 2023. "Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Aromatic Azo Compounds" Molecules 28, no. 18: 6741. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186741