Debanjan Biswas, Zhao Cao, Larry K. Keefer and Joseph E. Saavedra
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 5931-5933
DOI:
10.1039/C2CC32284F,
Communication
We report an unexpected β-elimination pathway by which diazeniumdiolated benzylamines of structure Bn–N(R)–N(O)N–OR′ undergo base-mediated fragmentation to generate N2O as the only gaseous product. The reaction is especially rapid for R =
NR and R′OH.