Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178420499, compound

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To a mixture of sodium azide (1.46 g, 22.5 mmol) and ammonium chloride (1.28 g, 24.0 mmol) in dry dimethylformamide (20 mL) under an atmosphere of nitrogen, 3-(naphthalen-2-yloxymethyl)-benzonitrile (3.9 g, 15 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 125° C. for 4 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was poured on to ice water (300 mL) and acidified to pH=1 with 1 N hydrochloric acid. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with water, dried at 100° C. for 4 hours affording 4.2 g (93%) of the title compound.

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