Sodium Azide → 3-Methoxyaniline

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To a stirred solution of 7 (0.4 g, 0.69 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was added sodium azide (0.054 g, 0.83 mmol) and the reaction mixture was heated to 70° C. for 4 h. Then it was treated with ice water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water and with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to obtain 8 as viscous oil 8 (0.3 g, 82.6%).

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