Sodium Azide → (+/-)-1-Methoxy-2-butyl Azide

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A solution of crude mesylate 1 (90.0 g, 0.495 mol) in DMF (500 mL) was treated with NaN3 (48.22g, 0.74 mol, 1.5 equiv) at 25° C. under N2. The resulting reaction mixture was warmed to 55-60° C. for 6-8 h with stirring before being quenched with H2O (500 mL). The pale-yellow solution was then extracted with EtOAc or Et2O (4×200 mL). The combined EtOAc (or Et2O) extracts were washed with H2O (3×500 mL), dried (MgSO4), and concentrated in vacuo. The residual solution was found to contain desired azide 2 (60.3 g, 64.5 g theoretical, 94%), which was found to be pure enough and directly used in the following reaction without further purification.

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