1,8-Diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene → (S)-5-azido-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-carbonitrile

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A stirring solution of (R)-5-hydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-carbonitrile INT-2 (3.00 g, 17.32 mmol) in toluene (16 mL) under N2, was cooled to 0° C. DPPA (9.53 g, 34.64 mmol) was added, followed by dropwise addition of DBU (3.16 mL, 20.78 mmol) over 20 min. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 h then slowly warmed to room temperature over 2 h and then concentrated. The resulting crude mixture was diluted with EA and washed with NaHCO3. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, and chromatographed (EA/hexane) to provide 2.49 g (72.6%) of (S)-5-azido-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-carbonitrile INT-6 as a white solid. LCMS-ESI (m/z) calculated for C11H10N4: 198.2; found 156.1 [M−N3]+, tR=3.65 min. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.60 (dd, J=7.6, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (dd, J=7.8, 0.6 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.08 (dt, J=18.0, 5.1 Hz, 1H), 2.99-2.83 (m, 1H), 2.15-1.96 (m, 3H), 2.00-1.81 (m, 1H). 13C NMR (101 MHz, DMSO) δ 141.05, 135.58, 133.47, 132.66, 126.58, 117.43, 113.21, 58.74, 28.28, 27.54, 18.27.

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