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HRID 1856416Generated: November 1, 2026

4-Methyl-2-[2-(2-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]phenol → Drometrizole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Methyl-2-[2-(2-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]phenolHCID 74029—
Reactant2-Nitro-2'-hydroxy-3',5'-bis(tert-amyl)azobenzeneHCID 104111—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
CatalystMolybdenumHCID 23932—
ProductDrometrizoleHCID 1711360.3%

Reaction Steps

When using the procedure of Example 1, the 2-nitro-2'-hydroxy-3',5'-di-tert-amylazobenzene was replaced by an equivalent amount of 2-nitro-2'-hydroxy-5'-methylazobenzene and a total of 9% molybdenum-promoted Raney nickel catalyst was used, the above named compound was obtained in a 60.3% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04219480
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-43681fd27c324be7b781edbe725e0938
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08