Definition of diazoates

1. Salts RN=NO- M+ (R commonly aryl) of the compounds RN=NOH, (hydrocarbon)diazohydroxides. NOC Rule C-931.3. E.g. PhN=NO- K+ potassium benzenediazoate. In GNOC Recom. R-5.3.3.4 these compounds are named as hydrocarbyldiazenolates and hydrocarbyldiazenols respectively. E.g. PhN=NOH phenyldiazenol. RN=NO- M+ are also known by the non-IUPAC name diazota