Abstract
The review deals with the methods of synthesis of aliphatic diazoketones and gives a systematic account of the extensive literature data on their chemistry. The work on the physical properties, structures, and ultraviolet, infrared, and NMR spectra of diazoketones is summarised in a separate section where problems of p–π conjugation and rotational isomerism are also discussed. The concluding section deals with the hitherto few but interesting data on the biological activity of diazoketones.
The bibliography includes 295 references.