Sodium Azide → Azidomethyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate

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Sodium azide (1.942 g, 29.9 mmol) was added to a suspension of chloromethyl pivalate (3.00 g, 19.92 mmol) in water (5 mL) and stirred vigorously at 90° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water (20 mL) and EtOAc (20 ml). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated to afford azidomethyl pivalate as a liquid (2 g, 64% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, Acetone-d6): δ 5.23 (s, 2H), 1.22 (s, 9H).

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