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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crystalline substance, (C6H5)2N2, obtained by the action of reducing agents upon nitrobenzene. Also called azobenzol and azobenzide.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A substance (C6H5.N2.C6H5) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.

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  • noun chemistry An aromatic azo compound, diphenyl diazene, the basis of many dyes.

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Examples

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

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

  • On distillation, it yields aniline and azobenzene.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

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

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

  • For comparison, azobenzene alone has a volumetric energy density of only about 90 watt-hours per litter.

    Wired Top Stories Ars Technica 2011

  • Their proposed design combines an organic photoactive molecule, azobenzene, with the ever-popular carbon nanotube.

    Wired Top Stories Ars Technica 2011

  • Their proposal combines carbon nanotubes with a well known photoactive chemical, azobenzene, to store solar energy at high densities.

    Ars Technica Ars Staff 2011

  • According to their calculations, placing azobenzene on carbon nanotubes will stabilize both the ground and higher energy states.

    Wired Top Stories Ars Technica 2011

  • Kolpak and Grossman managed to find the right balance between ΔH and activation energy when they examined computational models of azobenzene (azo) bound to carbon nanotubes (CNT) in azo/CNT nanostructures.

    Wired Top Stories Ars Technica 2011

  • The protocol is illustrated with the synthesis of parent azobenzene from aniline, and this reaction takes 22 h.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Abdessamad Grirrane 2010

  • This book reviews the cutting-edge significant research in the field of smart light-responsive materials based on azobenzene polymers and liquid crystals.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

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