Diisopropyl Azodicarboxylate is an azodicarboxylic acid derivative used as a reagent in the production of many organic compounds. Diisopropyl Azodicarboxylate is commonly used as an oxidizer in Mitsun
obu reactions and can also serve as a selective deprotectant of N-benzyl groups in the presence of other protecting groups.
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Reacted with dioxaphosphorinanes and iron catalyst to generate rearranged phosphonium ylide products.
Purification Methods
Purify the azo compound by distillation at as high a vacuum as possible. Since it is likely to explode, use an oil bath for heating the still, and all operations should be carried out behind an adequate shield. [Kauer Org Synth Coll Vol IV 412 1963, Beilstein 3 III 233]. This reagent is useful in the Mitsunobu reaction [Mitsunobu Synthesis 1 1981, Gennari et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 6394 1986, Evans et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 6394 1986, Hughes Org React 42 335 1992, Dodge et al. Org Synth 73 110 1996, Hughes Org Prep Proc Int 28 127 1996, Ferguson & Marcelle J Am Chem Soc 128 4576 2006; see also di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate and DEAD above].
