Sodium Azide → 1-(2-Azidoethyl)-2-nitrobenzene

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Sodium azide (22.8, 0.351 mol) in water (60 mL) was added to a solution of 2-(2-bromoethyl)-nitrobenzene (27.9 g, 0.121 mol) in acetonitrile (120 mL). The reaction was refluxed for 4 h, cooled, and partitioned between methylene chloride and water. The organic phase was washed with saturated brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The title compound was obtained as an oil (22.8 g).

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