Recollect the suggestion that diazomethane has hypervalent character[cite]10.1039/C5SC02076J[/cite]. When I looked into this, I came to the conclusion that it probably was mildly hypervalent, but on carbon and not nitrogen. Here I try some variations with substituents to see what light if any this casts.
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Are diazomethanes hypervalent molecules? An attempt into more insight by more “tuning” with substituents.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2017Janus mechanisms (the past and the future): Reactions of the diazonium cation.
Saturday, December 11th, 2010Janus was the mythological Roman god depicted as having two heads facing opposite directions, looking simultaneously into the past and the future. Some of the most ancient (i.e. 19th century) known reactions can be considered part of a chemical mythology; perhaps it is time for a Janus-like look into their future.