azobenzene

American  

[az-oh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen, ey-zoh-] / ˌæz oʊˈbɛn zin, -bɛnˈzin, ˌeɪ zoʊ- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 10 N 2 , obtained from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an insecticide.

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azobenzene British  

/ ˌeɪzəʊˈbɛnziːn, -bɛnˈziːn /

noun

1. a yellow or orange crystalline solid used mainly in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C 6 H 5 N:NC 6 H 5

2. any organic compound that is a substituted derivative of azobenzene

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Etymology

Origin of azobenzene

azo- + benzene

Example Sentences

The approach includes a metal-organic cage filled with one azobenzene molecule and one light-absorbing antenna molecule, the sensitizer.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

Samples analyzed so far have contained a number of foreign compounds, among them aniline, azobenzene, and anilide oils.

From Time Magazine Archive

Potassium permanganate in neutral solution oxidizes it to nitrobenzene, in alkaline solution to azobenzene, ammonia and oxalic acid, in acid solution to aniline black.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

In alkaline solution azobenzene results, while arsenic acid produces the violet-colouring matter violaniline.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

The simplest azo compound is azobenzene, the chemical formula of which is C6H5—N = N—C6H5.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various