MHT CET202522 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
Which from following compounds can be obtained by azo coupling reaction.
Options
- ABenzenediazonium chloride
- BFluoroarene
- CP-Hydroxyazobenzene
- DN -Ethylbenzene sulfonamide
Correct answer
C. P-Hydroxyazobenzene
Step-by-step solution
The azo coupling reaction involves arenediazonium salts acting as electrophiles with electron-rich aromatic compounds like phenols. P-Hydroxyazobenzene forms when benzenediazonium chloride couples with phenol at the para position relative to the hydroxyl group, yielding C₆ H₅ N=NC₆ H₄ OH . Other options are inconsistent: benzenediazonium chloride is a reactant; fluoroarenes result from Balz-Schiemann reactions; N-ethylbenzene sulfonamide derives from sulfonyl chloride and amine reactions.