CAS Registry numbers: (I), 6130-87-6; (Za), 6669-81-4; ( 2 b ) , 65651-89-0; ( 2 c ) , 65651-91-4; ( 2 d ) , 65651-92-5; ( 4 a ) , 65651-93-6; ( 4 b ) , 25286-68-4; ( 4 c ) , 65651-94-7; ( 4 d ) , 65651-95-8; ( 4 e ) , 65651-83-4; (I), R=CHs, Z=CN, 65651-84-5; (5), 65651-86-7; iodomethane, 74-88-4; methylium tetraphenylborate, 65701-71 -5; ethylium tetrafluoroborate, 65651-87-8; methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, 333-27-7 Model Compounds for the Study of N2 Eliminations under the Influence of Electrophiles, Part 12. 3. Org. Chem. 35,960 (1970): cf. formation of 3,3-dialkyl-l-tosyltriazenes from 1,l-dialkylhydrazine anions and tosyl azide. E. uon Meyer, J. Prakt. Chem. 63, 173 (1901). The compounds prepared were characterized by analysis and spectroscopy.