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The title compound, C12H16N4O2, is a member of a family of morpholine-substituted aromatic diazenes. Conjugation of the diazene group π-system and the lone pair of electrons of the morpholine N atom is evidenced by a lengthened N=N double bond of 1.2707 (19) Å and a shortened N—N single bond of 1.346 (2) Å. The bond angles at the morpholine N atom range from 113.52 (14) to 121.12 (14)°, indicating some degree of sp 2 hybridization. The morpholine ring adopts a conventional chair conformation with the diazenyl group in the equatorial position. The diazenyl and acetamido groups are both twisted relative to the plane of the benzene ring by 12.3 (2) and 25.5 (3)°, respectively.

A novel triazene, 4-[(E)-2-(4-cyanophenyl)diazenyl]-morpholine (1) was prepared via a diazonium ion coupling reaction between 4-aminobenzonitrile and morpholine. The x-ray structure of 1 was determined and evidenced p delocalization in the triazene subunit. The room temperature absorption spectrum of 1 in acetonitrile was dominated by an intense triazene-centered p!p* transition at 325 nm. Compound 1 was observed to be luminescent, with an emission maximum at 434 nm in room temperature acetonitrile solution. The emission spectrum of 1 in propionitrile glass at 77K exhibited a narrowed emission band with a maximum at 449 nm. Broad emission from 400-700 nm with poorly resolved vibrational structure was observed from solid 1 at room temperature.