摘要 |
A method of preparing 2-phenylbenzotriazoles expressed by Formula I: <IMAGE> (wherein R1 denotes a hydrogen or chlorine atom, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a lower alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group or a sulfonic acid group; R2 denotes a hydrogen or chlorine atom, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a lower alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R3 denotes a hydrogen or chlorine atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a lower alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a phenoxy group or a phenylalkyl group with an alkyl part having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R4 denotes a hydrogen or chlorine atom, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R5 denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a phenylalkyl group with an alkyl part having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) comprises reduction with hydrogen of o-nitroazobenzene derivatives expressed by Formula II: <IMAGE> (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each denote the same as in Formula I), the reduction being effected in a solvent containing water.
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