Sodium Azide → HCID 14548440, compound

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Reaction Steps

Sodium azide (1.9 g, 28.7 mmol) and ethyl 2-bromo-3-methyl-4,4,4-trifluorobutyrate (5 g, 19.2 mmol) were placed in DMF (20 mL) and stirred for 48 h. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc (200 mL) and washed with brine (4×100 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4 and solvent was removed. The crude oil was placed in EtOH (20 mL) with 5% Pd/C (1.6 g) and shaken for 6 hours under H2 (50 psi). The reaction was filtered through the Celite® reagent and solvent was removed providing a clear oil (1.9 g) in 50% yield.

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