Relating to a type of chemical compound containing an azo group (nitrogen double bond) with an oxygen atom attached, derived from benzoic acid.
From 'azoxy' (azo- + oxygen) combined with 'benzoic' (from benzoic acid, named after benzoin resin). The 'azo' prefix comes from an azote (nitrogen), while 'benzoic' traces to the benzoin tree.
Azoxybenzoic compounds were crucial in early synthetic dye development—chemists discovered that adding oxygen to azo compounds created new colors, which sparked the entire synthetic dye industry in the 1800s.
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