Phenol → 4-[2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenol

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0.1 moles of p-methoxy aniline was dissolved in 28 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 28 ml of water was added. Then 0.1 moles of sodium nitrite was dissolved in 350 ml of water and the solution was dropped slowly at 0-5° c into the aforementioned solution. 10 g of phenol, 4 g of sodium hydroxide and 21 g of sodium carbonate were dissolved in 350 ml of water and then added dropwisely into the above cold mixed solution at 0-5° C. After 15 minutes, hydrochloric acid with a pH at 2-3 was added and the precipitate was washed twice with 50 ml of water. Compound 4, 4-hydroxyl-4'-methoxyazobenzene, was obtained with a yield of 82% after filtration and recrystallization with chloroform.

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