Azo coupling reactions of benzenediazonium salts with substituted 4-amino-3-penten-2-ones take place at the C-3 atom. 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy has been used to study the structure of both the starting enaminones and coupling products. In CDCl3, 3-(4-chlorophenylhydrazono)-2-(4-methylphenylimino)-4-pentanone exists in hydrazo form whereas 4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenylazo)-3-penten-2-one is present as a mixture of two azo compounds differing probably in the arrangement of the intramolecular hydrogen bond. The azo coupling reaction kinetics have been studied in acetate buffers and methanol-water or