FIELD: chemical industry. SUBSTANCE: substituted aromatic azocompound or azoxy or hydazo derivative thereof is contacted with alcohol selected from group consisting of aliphatic alcohols, cycloatiphatic alcohols, arylalkyl alcohols and mixtures thereof in the presence of suitable base at temperatures from 70 C to 200 C where substituted aromatic azocompound is selected from group consisting of compound represented by formulas: (R-NH)-R1(X)-N=N-R2(Y) (I), (R-NH)-R1(X)-N=N-R2(Y)-(NH-R), X-R1-N=N-R2(Y)-(NH-R) (III) or mixtures thereof wherein R-NH,R1`,R2 X and Y are as defined in claim 1. EFFECT: simplified process and greater economic efficiency thereof. 13 cl, 11 ex, 2 tbl
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2000-01-27—Published
1994-10-12—Filed