Sodium Azide → tert-butyl [(1R,2R)-2-azido-3,3-difluorocyclohexyl]carbamate

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A solution of (1S,6R)-6-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-2,2-difluorocyclohexyl trifluoromethanesulfonate 34 (2.32 g, 6.05 mmol) and sodium azide (2.36 g, 36.3 mmol) in DMF was sealed and heated to 100° C. for 3 hours in a microwave reactor. The reaction was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organics were washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated in vacuo. Purification by flash chromatography (0-15% ethyl acetate in hexanes) gave 0.94 g (56%) of tert-butyl [(1R,2R)-2-azido-3,3-difluorocyclohexyl]carbamate 36 as a white solid: NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 4.75 (1H, m), 3.98 (1H, bs), 3.88 (1H, bm), 1.96 (2H, m), 1.70 (2H, m), 1.46 (9H, s), 1.37 (2H, m).

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