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diazoethane

diazoethane noun: the diazo compound CH₃-CH=N⁺=N⁻.

Noun

diazoethane (uncountable)

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

Origin of diazoethane

From diazo + ethane.

Questions about diazoethane

What does diazoethane mean?
Diazoethane means the diazo compound CH₃-CH=N⁺=N⁻.
What part of speech is diazoethane?
Diazoethane is a noun.

Words near diazoethane in the dictionary

  1. diazodiketone
  2. diazodiketones
  3. diazodinitrophenol
  4. diazoester
  5. diazoesters
  6. diazoethane
  7. diazohydrocarbon
  8. diazohydrocarbons
  9. diazohydroxide
  10. diazohydroxides
  11. diazoic

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