Diazoethane

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The diazo compound CH₃-CH=N⁺=N⁻ uncountable

    "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Diazomethane reacts rapidly with Smith’s diene to produce pyrazoline (R = H) by exclusive reaction at the cyclobutene π-bond); diazoethane and 2-diazopropane produce analogous products"

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"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Diazomethane reacts rapidly with Smith’s diene to produce pyrazoline (R = H) by exclusive reaction at the cyclobutene π-bond); diazoethane and 2-diazopropane produce analogous products"

Etymology

From diazo + ethane.

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diazo compound

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