
%0 Journal Article
%A Lewis, GE 
%A Mayfield, RJ 
%T Photochemical reactions of azo compounds.  XVII Photoinduced reaction of 2,2,4,4,-tetrachloroazobenzene with acetyl chloride
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1976/08/01
%V 29
%N 8
%P 1713-1720
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9761713
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9761713 
%X The photoinduced reaction of 2,2',4,4'-tetrachloroazobenzene with acetyl chloride has been found to give an unexpected mixture of products, incorporating only a relatively poor yield of the predicted main product, N,N '-diacetyl-2,2',4,4',6-pentachlorohydrazobenzene. It has been found, moreover, that the latter compound in aqueous methanolic potassium hydroxide, in addition to yielding the expected hydrolysis/oxidation product, 2,2',4,4',6-pentachloroazobenzene, undergoes an interesting side reaction which regenerates 2,2',4,4'-tetrachloroazobenzene. 
