Convenient and rapid diazotization and diazo coupling reaction via aryl diazonium nanomagnetic sulfate under solvent-free conditions at room temperature

For the first time, nanomagnetic-supported sulfonic acid is used for conversion of several types of aromatic amine, containing electron-withdrawing groups as well as electron-donating groups to the corresponding azo dyes in excellent yield. The synthesis of these compounds is described by the sequential diazotization-diazo coupling of various aromatic amines with sodium nitrite, nanomagnetic supported sulfonic acid and coupling agents under solvent-free conditions at room temperature. This new method offers several advantages including short reaction time, mild reaction conditions, avoidance of harmful acids, and simple work-up procedure. More importantly, aryldiazonium salts supported on magnetic nanoparticles (aryl diazonium nanomagnetic sulfate) were sufficiently stable to be kept at room temperature in the dry state.