Talk:Sandmeyer reaction

Why does the reaction image say aniline instead of benzene diazonium chloride?

. Greatder (talk) 14:05, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

@Greatder: Diazonium salts are generally unstable, so they are often prepared and reacted promptly. I switched the image to one that explicitly depicts the diazonium intermediate. Our article notes: "In modern times, the Sandmeyer reaction refers to any method for substitution of an aromatic amino group via preparation of its diazonium salt followed by its displacement with a nucleophile...". DMacks (talk) 16:04, 11 March 2023 (UTC)