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Valence Isomerization between Diazo Compounds and Diazirines
Author(s) -
Korneev Sergei M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201100224
Subject(s) - isomerization , chemistry , diazo , valence (chemistry) , computational chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
Diazo compounds and diazirines have been separately studied in detail and are widely used in research and for applied purposes. Although the mutual isomerization of these compounds was discovered 50 years ago, it has still been only modestly investigated. Meanwhile, this type of mutual transformation has to be taken into account on every occasion when one of these compounds is used or investigated. This review discusses all main cases of mutual isomerization between diazo compounds and diazirines with the goal of providing an impulse for its rational application, as well as describing the isomerism.