Sodium Azide → 4-Azido-3-iodobenzoic acid

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To a solution of methyl 4-amino-3-iodobenzoate (10.0 g, 36.1 mmol) in THF (200 ml), 1M hydrochloric acid (75 ml) and water (300 ml) was added sodium nitrite (2.5 g, 36.1 mmol) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. Sodium azide (2.5 g, 36.1 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 hr and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in methanol (370 ml), 8M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (20 ml) and water (30 ml), and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hr. Methanol was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residual aqueous solution was acidified (pH<3) with 6M hydrochloric acid and stood still at 0° C. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to give the title compound as a pale-yellow powder (9.05 g, 95%).

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