Sodium Azide → HCID 11960763, compound

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Treatment of (±)-(7-thien-3-yl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (2.2 g, 5.64 mmol) with sodium azide (1.48 g, 22.77 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 afforded (±)-(7-thien-3-yl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl azide. Treatment of the azide with palladium on carbon (0.130 g, 10 wt. %) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 gave 0.838 g (55%) of (±)-1-(7-thien-3-yl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methanamine as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp >200° C.; Anal. calcd. for C13H13FNOSHCl: C, 58.31; H, 5.27; N, 5.23. Found: C, 56.4; H, 5.23; N, 4.95.

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