Sodium hydride → 5-(3-Cyclohexyl-propoxy)-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-1H-tetrazole

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Cyclohexylpropyl alcohol (237 mL, 1.56 mol) was added to a suspension of NaH (66.0 g, 1.65 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (1.40 L). A solution of 5-Chloro-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-1H-tetrazole (320 g, 1.42 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (900 mL) was added dropwise over 1.5 hours. The reaction was allowed to cool to room temperature and stirred overnight. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo to a solid. The solid was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (2×), dried (Na2SO4), and filtered through silica gel (700 g). The red filtrate was concentrated in vacuo until product began to precipitate from solution. Hexane was added and the slurry filtered to provide a tan solid (320 g, 64%). Mp 82-88° C. (dec); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 8.43 (d, 9.2 Hz, 2 H), 8.04 (d, 9.2 Hz, 2 H), 4.70 (t, 7.0 Hz, 2 H), 1.96 (m, 2 H), 1.75-1.64 (m, 5 H), 1.39-1.13 (m, 6 H), 0.97-0.87 (m, 2 H); MS (CI) m/z 332 (MH+); Anal. calcd for C16H21N5O3 : C, 57.99; H, 6.39; N, 21.13. Found: C, 57.80; H, 6.35; N, 21.02; Rf =0.43 (N).

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