Iron can undergo facile changes in its oxidation state and possesses a distinct Lewis acid character. These properties have afforded iron a privileged position as a catalyst in the transformations of ...

In the world of organic chemistry, nitrogen-containing organic compounds are ubiquitous, forming the backbone of ...

The class of nitrogen-containing molecules called diazo compounds has revealed a hidden talent: coupling with certain diazo partners to form carbon-carbon double bonds (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., DOI: ...

Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have developed a safer synthetic route to β-heteroatom-substituted diazo esters, ...

Diazo compounds, characterised by a diazo functional group (–N₂), serve as versatile precursors to carbenes upon exposure to light. Photochemical activation of these species enables clean N₂ extrusion ...

Diazo compounds serve as versatile precursors to metal-carbenes and free carbenes, enabling the convergence of three or more reactants in a single operation. Such multicomponent reactions have ...

This illustration visualizes a novel electrochemical transformation in which a single carbon atom—derived from a diazo compound—is selectively inserted into the pyrrole ring via a distonic radical ...

Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have created a safer method for producing diazo compounds without using hazardous diazomethane. The process uses a Michael addition reaction and ...

Catalysis can be used to enhance the reactivity and selectivity of specific chemical transformations and decrease the amount of energy consumed by these processes. Most catalytic reactions fulfill the ...