Methyldiazonium
Methyldiazonium is an organic compound consisting of a methyl group attached to a diazo group. This cationic chemical is the conjugate acid of diazomethane, wih an estimated pKa<10.[1] It is an intermediate in methylation reactions of diazomethane with acidic hydroxyl compounds, such as conversion of carboxylic acids to methyl esters and phenols to methyl ethers.[2] It has been implicated as the metabolite of N-nitrosodimethylamine responsible for the observed carcinogenicity of that compound.[3]
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