Treating aniline with sodium nitrite and acid at 0–5∘C diazotises the amino group, giving benzenediazonium salt as intermediate A. This diazonium ion is a weak electrophile that couples at the position para to the strongly activating dimethylamino group of N,N-dimethylaniline. Coupling joins the two rings through an azo bridge, so product B is p-(N,N-dimethylamino)azobenzene, C6H5−N=N−C6H4−N(CH3)2.
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