4,4'-aiazostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid disodium salt (DAS) is an aromatic compound with two azido and sulfonic acid groups. When reacting with terminal alkynyl via Cu(Ⅰ)-catalyzed click chemistry reaction, the azido group produces triazole. Under UV irradiation, it also generates highly active nitrene radicals, which can be easily inserted into polymer chains. In this paper, the click chemistry reaction on DAS is briefly introduced. In addition, the photochemical cross-linking mechanism of DAS and its advantages are demonstrated. The recent applications of DAS in different fields of lithography, separators of batteries, molecular imprinting, medical materials, drug release, ion exchange membranes, and etc., are introduced and its developing prospect is made. Furthermore, combining DAS with graphene, metal organic framework material (MOF), polyelectrolyte, aliphatic polymer, and etc., and designing novel azide molecules similar to DAS are suggested to extend its applications. An outlook of exploring the UV reaction mechanism and the insertion of azide groups through controlling the conditions has been proposed.