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Offline alexanderdundua

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azoxybenzene
« on: November 14, 2008, 12:49:56 PM »
Hello!
Is it possible to transform azoxybenzene into azobenzene? (probably yes, but how?)
thanks in advance ;)
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Re: azoxybenzene
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2008, 01:46:22 PM »
Probably just a controlled reduction PhN(O)=NPh  :rarrow: PhN=NPh. I don't have access to the literature at the minute, so don't know exact conditions, but perhaps something like triphenylphosphine to the oxide?
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