108229-08-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
AZO ANIONS IN SYNTHESIS. USE OF TRITYL- AND DIPHENYL-4-PYRIDYLMETHYLHYDRAZONES FOR REDUCTIVE C-C BOND FORMATION.
Baldwin, Jack E.,Adlington, Robert M.,Bottaro, Jeffrey C.,Kolhe, Jayant N.,Newington, Ian M.,Perry, Matthew W. D.
, p. 4235 - 4246 (2007/10/02)
The lithium salts of trityl- and diphenyl-4-pyridylmethyl-hydrazones of both aldehydes and ketones react with electrophiles (alkyl halides, aldehydes, ketones, crotonates) at low temperature to form C-trapped azo compounds; these intermediates decompose homolytically with loss of nitrogen below room temperature and can be diverted in a synthetically useful way to alkanes, alkenes, alcohols or saturated esters.
