Sodium Azide → 7-Azido-1-heptanol

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NaN3 (390 mg, 6.0 mmol) was added to a solution of 7-bromoheptanol (880 μL, 5.7 mmol) in DMF (5 mL). The mixture was stirred for 24 at r.t. and additional 3 h at 80° C. to complete the reaction. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in water/Et2O (10/20 mL), the organic layer was separated, dried over Na2SO4 and filtered. Concentration under reduced pressure yielded 7-azidoheptanol (710 mg, 78%) as an colourless oil which was pure enough for further reactions.

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