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diazonium salt

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of a group of salts of the general formula ArN 2 X, in which Ar represents an aryl group and X an anion, as benzenediazonium chloride, C 6 H 5 N(N)Cl, many of which are important intermediates in the manufacture of azo dyes.


diazonium salt

noun

  1. any of a class of compounds with the general formula ArN:N M +, where Ar is an aryl group and M is a metal atom; made by the action of nitrous acid on aromatic amines and used in dyeing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diazonium salt1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

These iso-diazotates are formed much more readily when the aromatic nucleus in the diazonium salt contains negative radicals.

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