New Generation of Nitrite Functionalized Star-like Polyvinyl Imidazolium Compound: Application as a Nitrosonium Source and Three Dimensional Nanocatalyst for the Synthesis of Azo Dyes

Background: The compounds with three-dimensional and ionic structures have attracted considerable attentions because of their unique characteristics as a drug carrier and catalyst. Star-like poly ionic compounds are a new generation of three-dimensional structures which have both; the exclusive ionic features and three-dimensional structures. Recently, we reported the synthesis of diazonium salts from aniline derivatives using carboxyl and nitrite functionalized graphene quantum dots. Keywords: Azo dyes, heterogeneous catalyst, nanocatalyst, nitrosonium source, phenylazo derivatives, star-like ionic polymer.