The Chemistry of Vinyl, Allenyl, and Ethynyl Azides

Institute of Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Strasse der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany 

Dedicated to Professor Helmut Quast on the occasion of his 75th birthday 

1 Introduction and Early Synthetic Methods for Vinyl Azides 

In the case of other vinyl halides with an electron acceptor in the j3-position, the generation of vinyl azides is often followed by rapid liberation of dinitrogen and formation of a five-membered aromatic heterocycle. In 1958, for example, treatment of nitro 

Organic Azides Syntheses and Applications Edited by Stefan Erase and Klaus Banert 2010 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-470-51998-1 

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