Azobenzene → 2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-bis(tert-pentyl)phenol N-oxide

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Reaction Steps

2-nitro-2'-hydroxy-3',5'-di-t-amylazobenzene 25.5 g was added to a mixture of n-butanol 80 g, water 14 g and 97% sodium hydroxide 8.2 g, and the resultant mixture was stirred while raising temperature to 65° C. Thereafter, the mixture was cooled to 50° C., and 9-fluorenone 2.0 g was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was then heated to 90° C. in one hour, and the mixture was stirred at 90°~96° C. for four hours to effect reaction, thus almost all of the azobenzene having disappeared to produce 2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-t-amylphenyl)benzotriazole-N-oxide. Thus, the reaction of Process (b) was finished.

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