Sodium Azide → (+/-)-2-(Azidomethyl)-7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran
Reaction equation
CC1C=CC(S(O[CH2:12][CH:13]2[CH2:17][C:16]3[CH:18]=[CH:19][CH:20]=[C:21]([C:22]4[CH:27]=[CH:26][C:25]([CH3:28])=[CH:24][CH:23]=4)[C:15]=3[O:14]2)(=O)=O)=CC=1.[N-:29]=[N+:30]=[N-:31].[Na+]>>[N:29]([CH2:12][CH:13]1[CH2:17][C:16]2[CH:18]=[CH:19][CH:20]=[C:21]([C:22]3[CH:27]=[CH:26][C:25]([CH3:28])=[CH:24][CH:23]=3)[C:15]=2[O:14]1)=[N+:30]=[N-:31]Participants
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Procedure
Treatment of (±)-[7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.01 g, 2.56 mmol) with sodium azide (0.664 g, 10.24 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 gave (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. Treatment of the azide with palladium on carbon (0.03 g, 10 wt. %) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 provided 0.528 g (75%) of (±)-1-[7-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp 231-232° C.; Anal. calcd. for C16H17NOHCl: C, 69.69; H, 6.58; N, 5.08. Found: C, 66.26; H, 7.0; N, 4.73.