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Aromatic amines: use in azo dye chemistry
Harold S. Freeman 1,*
Affiliation
Article Info
1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8301, USA
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the chemical structures and properties of aromatic amines and their role in the development and utility of azo dyes. Approaches to the design of environmentally benign alternatives to genotoxic primary aromatic amines, as azo dye precursors, are included.
Keywords
- Aromatic amines
- azo dyes
- diazo coupling
- light fastness
- genotoxicity
- molecular design
- basicity
- synthesis
- Review