Diazomethane
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In organic chemistry laboratory, diazomethane has two common uses.
1. Conversion of carboxylic acids to methyl esters
eg:
mechanism:
2. Conversion of alkenes to cyclopropanes
eg:
mechanism:
see also diazonium ion
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)