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Azo dyes are the most important class of dyes accounting for more than 50 % of all commercial dyes or colourants. They have found many applications in various fields of science and technology [1,2]. The importance behind this study is to synthesize azo dyes containing heterocyclic rings due to their superior properties. The introduction of heterocyclic ring as coupling components have made possible the synthesis of good colourants with chromophoric strength and brilliant colours. Such dyes have high level dyeing properties and excellent fastness properties [3]. The usability of heterocyclic azo dye lies in the field of textiles, papers, leather, additives, food stuff, cosmetics, holographic data storage materials, xerography laser materials, laser printing, materials for organic solar cells and chemosensors, etc. [4-9]. Heterocyclic azodyes are found to be useful in second harmonic nonlinear optical material and optical switching devices [10-12]. The strong bathochromic effect of heterocyclic system is due to its diene character [13]. Towns [14] has reported the developments in azo dyes derived from heterocyclic azo components. A number of heterocyclic azo dyes and their derivatives