diazo compound
Sign in to save300px|right|Diazo compounds have two main Lewis structures in resonance: R2>C−–N+≡N and R2>CH=N+=N−
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16 sectionsContents
- Structure
- History
- Synthesis
- From amines or nitrosamines
- From hydrazones
- From diazomethyl compounds
- By diazo transfer
- From azides
- Reactions
- In cycloadditions
- As carbene precursors
- As nucleophile
- Occurrence in nature
- See also
- Notes
- References
300px|right|Diazo compounds have two main Lewis structures in resonance: R2>C−–N+≡N and R2>CH=N+=N−
In organic chemistry, the diazo group is an organic moiety consisting of two linked nitrogen atoms at the terminal position. Overall charge-neutral organic compounds containing the diazo group bound to a carbon atom are called diazo compounds or diazoalkanes and are described by the general structural formula . The simplest example of a diazo compound is diazomethane, . Diazo compounds () should not be confused with azo compounds () or with diazonium compounds ().