noun
- Plural of diazonium; organic compounds containing a diazonium group (N₂⁺), typically formed by the reaction of primary aromatic amines with nitrous acid.
Usage: chemistry; technical term; used in organic synthesis and dye production
Examples
- Diazoniums are important intermediates in the synthesis of azo dyes.
- The chemist prepared several diazonium salts for the coupling reaction.
- Aryl diazoniums are commonly used in organic chemistry laboratories.
- The stability of diazoniums depends on temperature and pH conditions.
- Diazoniums can undergo nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions.