Site-Selective Conversion of Azido Groups at Carbonyl α‑Positions to Diazo Groups in Diazido and Triazido Compounds YokoiTaiki TanimotoHiroki UedaTomomi MorimotoTsumoru KakiuchiKiyomi 2018 This paper reports on the selective conversion of alkyl azido groups at the carbonyl α-position to diazo compounds. Through β-elimination of dinitrogen, followed by hydrazone formation/decomposition, α-azidocarbonyl moieties were transformed into α-diazo carbonyl groups in one step. As these reaction conditions do not involve aryl or general alkyl azides, site-selective conversions of di- and triazides were achieved. Through this method, the successive site-selective conjugation of the triazido molecule with three different components is demonstrated.