SYNTHESIS OF

METHYL YELLOW
DOMINGO, GERALD
SAN LUIS, SEAN
INTRODUCTION
Discover by PETER GRIESS in 1860’s

BUTTER DYE

pH indicator
RESULTS
AND
ANALYSIS
 NITRATION of
BENZENE

1. Formation of nitronium
ion
2. Nucleophilic attack of
benzene
3. Deprotonation of
benzene to obtain its
aromaticity
4. Formation of
nitrobenzene
 REDUCTION OF
NITROBENZENE

1. Reduction of
nitrobenzene to
phenylammonium ion

1. Deprotonation of
phenylammonium ion
to aniline
 FORMATION OF
DIAZO SALT

1. Formation of
nitrosonium ion
2. Nucleophilic attack of
aniline
3. Deprotonation of
amino group
4. Protonation of the
oxygen atom
5. Loss of leaving group
FORMATION OF
METHYL YELLOW

1. Nucleophilic attack of
N,N-dimethylaniline

1. Deprotonation of
benzene ring to obtain
its aromaticity