Ethylamine → 4-azido-N-ethylbenzamide

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To a solution of 4-azidobenzoic acid (0.65 g) in acetonitrile-DMF (2:1, 15 ml) were successively added 2M ethylamine in THF solution (2.4 ml), triethylamine (0.67 ml), HOBt (0.79 g) and WSC (0.92 g), and the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound as a pale-yellow powder (0.73 g, 96%).

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