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azo compound

class of organic compounds bearing the functional group R–N=N–R′, in which R and R′ can be either aryl or alkyl
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azo compound

Summary

azo compound is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • azo compound's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • azo compound is a type of organonitrogen compound[4].
  • azo compound's Commons category is recorded as Azo compounds[5].
  • azo compound comprises azo group[6].
  • azo compound's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Azo compounds[7].
  • azo compound's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • azo compound's described by source is recorded as Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[9].
  • azo compound's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10].
  • azo compound's different from is recorded as azo group[11].

Why It Matters

azo compound ranks in the top 8% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → organonitrogen compound
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → azo group
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282315505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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