Ethyl Diazoacetate

Abstract

Ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) is a very important reagent for different types of organic reactions. It can be used to synthesize cyclopropanes, cyclopropenes, triazoles and pyrazolines, and also for cycloaddition reactions, reactions involving transition metals, olefinations of aldehydes, when it is necessary to introduce an ester group in the molecule scaffold, and in processes like continuous flow methods. In summary, EDA is a first-choice reagent for many organic chemists in their daily reactions.