General Characteristics Nitrogen-containing 1,5-dienes undergo [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement just like the Cope rearrangement of 1,5-dienes. Among these so-called aza-Cope rearrangements, the 3-aza ...
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Diazomethane
General Characteristics Diazomethane (CH2N2) is the simplest example of diazo compounds. It is traditionally used to synthesize methyl esters of carboxylic acids. This methyl ester formation is very ...