1. Plural of diazonium; organic compounds containing a diazonium group (N₂⁺), typically formed by the reaction of primary aromatic amines with nitrous acid.
Usage: chemistry; technical term; used in organic synthesis and dye production

Examples

• Diazoniums are important intermediates in the synthesis of azo dyes.
• The chemist prepared several diazonium salts for the coupling reaction.
• Aryl diazoniums are commonly used in organic chemistry laboratories.
• The stability of diazoniums depends on temperature and pH conditions.
• Diazoniums can undergo nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions.