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Azo dye

A class of organic dyes containing one or more azo groups (R-N=N-R'). Formed in the Griess test by coupling of a diazonium salt (from sulphanilic acid + HNO2) with NEDA as the coupling component. The intense orange-pink colour is detectable at nanogram levels of NO2.

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