Sodium Azide → HCID 86599197, compound

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Treatment of (±)-[7-(3-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (0.90 g, 2.27 mmol) with sodium azide (0.44 g, 6.84 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 gave (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-7-(3-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. Treatment of the azide with palladium on carbon (10%, 0.060 g) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 afforded 0.444 g (71%) of (±)-1-[7-(3-methylphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp >210° C. (dec); Anal. calcd. for C16H17NOHCl.0.2H2O: C, 68.79; H, 6.64; N, 5.01. Found: C, 68.54; H, 6.57; N, 4.9.

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