Diazomethane Definition

noun

(organic chemistry) The simplest diazo compound, CH2=N+=N-; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography.

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Noun

Singular:
diazomethane
Plural:
diazomethanes

Diazomethane Sentence Examples

  • O CH 3, is prepared either by the above method or by the action of diazomethane on phenol, C6HSOH+CH2N2=N2+C6H5.

  • Well-dried hydroxylamine hydrochloride is dissolved in methyl alcohol and mixed with sodium methylate; a solution of methyldichloramine in absolute ether is then added and an ethereal solution of diazomethane distils over.

  • Diazomethane is a yellow inodorous gas, very poisonous and corrosive.

  • Diazomethane converts it into the methyl derivatives of isocyanic acid, and nitramide, NH2N02.

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DDIDIA

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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