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Chem. Commun., 2009, 5350 - 5361, DOI: 10.1039/b908378b


Recent development of reactions with -diazocarbonyl compounds as nucleophiles

Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang


The nucleophilic addition reaction of diazo-compound derived anions or enolates with electrophilic CO and CN bonds have been summarized. The subsequent reactions of the addition products demonstrate diverse reactivities of the diazocarbonyl compounds bearing other functional groups and their potential in organic synthesis. Asymmetric catalysis is also possible with diazocarbonyl compounds as nucleophiles.

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