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Use of some heterocyclic azo dyes as analytical reagents. I. Preparation of azo dyes and spectrophotometric investigation of (7-oxo-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-benzothiazolylazo)phenols and (7-oxo-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-benzothiazolylazo) resorcinoes

E. Kuchár

Institut für analytische Chemie der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät an der Komenský-Universität, Bratislava 1

Abstract: Heterocyclic azo dyes with a characteristic group of donor atoms were prepared by diazotization of 2-amino-7-keto-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazole followed by coupling with the proper phenols. These substances form with some cations chelates characteristic in colour. The estimated sensitivity of reactions of 2-(7-keto-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazolylazo) -2,4-dihydmxyphenyl and 2-(7-keto-5,5-dimethyl- -4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazolylazo)-6-methyl-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl with metal ions attain high pZ) values. 2-(7-Keto-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazolylazo)- 4-hydroxyphenyl exhibits in 20% aqueous ethanol solutions distinctly coloured acidobasic forms RH₂⁺, RH, R^- with absorption maxima at λ 500, 430 and 580 nm. 2-(7-Keto-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazolylazo)- 2,4-dihydroxyphenyl exists in 20% aqueous ethanol solutions at pH 0—12.5 as RH₃⁺ , RH₂, RH^- , R^2-  with absorption maxima at λ 525, 480, 530 and 545 nm. Molar absorptivities and ionization constants of the particular acidobasic forms were determined by graphic and logarithmic analysis of the pH curves.

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Chemical Papers 24 (1) 28–37 (1970)