“…Thus, the development of effective molecular sensors for the detection of metal ions is an evolving field in chemistry due to their simplicity, low cost, sensitive ion-induced spectroscopic and electrochemical changes, easy monitoring of operating conditions, and analysis in real time [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Many chemists have focused on the advances in the analysis of azo dyes, which has led to their direct use as chromophoric and metallochromic reagents [ 5 , 6 ], high-performance materials [ 7 , 8 ], photo-sensitizers [ 9 , 10 ], colorants [ 11 , 12 , 13 ], environmental sensors for substrate detection [ 14 , 15 , 16 ] and analytical reagents; they are important in the production of paints because they cover a large range of colors (practically every shade from yellow to black) [ 17 , 18 ]. Azo multifunctional dyes, in addition to the characteristic azo (-N=N-) group [ 19 ], could contain various substituents in aromatic rings or groups involved in complex formation processes, such as azomethine (-CH=N-), that can enhance or hinder their application [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ].…”