Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Diethyl azodicarboxylate conventionally abbreviated as DEAD and sometimes as DEADCAT is an organic compound with the structural formula CH3CH2O2CN=NCO2CH2CH3. Its molecular structure consists of a central azo functional group RN=NR flanked by two ethyl ester groups. This orange-red liquid is a valuable reagent but also quite dangerous and explodes upon heating.
