SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, sa.16, ss.2373-2378, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)
Mitsunobu reaction of epoxides using hydrazoic acid, diethylazodicarboxylate, and triphenylphosphine as reagents gave the corresponding cis-1,2-diazides in moderate yield. Application of similar reaction conditions to trans-diols furnished the corresponding trans-1,2-diazides.