Compounds having the divalent diazo group,
=N+=N−, attached to a carbon atom, e.g.
CH2=N2 diazomethane.
See also: dipolar compounds
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1332 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)