Abstract: We focused on the development of red azo colorants with high thermal stability and good solubility for LCD color filter in this research. For the synthesis of hybrid azo colorants, we used the couplers of aniline. naphthol and benzoimidazol functional group. The synthesized hybrid azo colorants were charaterized by using NMR, UV/visihle spec troscopy, FT - JR. EA and 1`GA. They represented the maximum absorption wavelengths which are longer than 500 urn in UV/visible spectrum. So they were confirmed to be suitable for red colorants of LCD color filter. Azo compound (la, lh) with aniline functional group had good soluhility in organic solvents such as acetone, methanol, chloroform and PGMEA. Moreover azo compounds (ic, id and Ic) with naphthol and benzoimidazolone functional group gave excellent thermal stability higher than 250t in TGA thermograms.
