Sodium Azide → HCID 11769343, compound

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Reaction Steps

Add sodium azide (0.3 g, 4.8 mmol) to a solution of methyl 3-bromomethylbenzoate (1.00 g, 4.4 mmol) in 10 mL of dimethylacetamide. Stir at room temperature for several h, pour mixture into ice water and extract with EtOAc. Wash combined extracts 4 times with H2O, brine and dry over sodium sulfate. Filter the mixture and concentrate to afford 0.81 g, 97% yield of 3-azidomethyl-benzoic acid methyl ester as an oil.

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