1,3-Diphenyltriazene


1,3-Diphenyltriazene is the organic compound with the formula PhN=N-NPh. It is a prototypical triazene, i.e. a compound with the functional group RN=N-NR2. It is a pale yellow solid, prepared by the reaction of phenyldiazonium salts with aniline. It is a planar molecule. The N-N distances are 1.287 and 1.337 Å.