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diazopropane

diazopropane noun: either of two isomeric diazo compounds, CH₃-CH₂-CH=N⁺=N⁻ and (CH₃)₂-C=N⁺=N⁻.

Noun

diazopropane (uncountable)

  1. Either of two isomeric diazo compounds, CH₃-CH₂-CH=N⁺=N⁻ and (CH₃)₂-C=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

Questions about diazopropane

What does diazopropane mean?
Diazopropane means either of two isomeric diazo compounds, CH₃-CH₂-CH=N⁺=N⁻ and (CH₃)₂-C=N⁺=N⁻.
What part of speech is diazopropane?
Diazopropane is a noun.

Words near diazopropane in the dictionary

  1. diazoniums
  2. diazooxide
  3. diazooxides
  4. diazophosphonate
  5. diazophosphonates
  6. diazopropane
  7. diazos
  8. diazotate
  9. diazotates
  10. diazotation
  11. diazotations

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