Methanesulfonic Acid → 6-Fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one

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Sodium azide (0.870 g, 13.33 mmol) was added in portions to a stirred solution of 5-fluoro-1-indanone (1.0 g, 6.67 mmol) and methanesulfonic acid (4 mL) in dichloromethane (4 mL) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The mixture was then cooled to 0° C. and neutralized with 2N NaOH. The layers were separated, the aqueous layer extracted with dichloromethane, and the combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated to give the title compound as a white powder. The crude product was used in the next step.

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