Sodium Azide → HCID 11960770, compound

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Treatment of (±)-[7-(3-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1.68 g, 4.22 mmol) with sodium azide (1.09 g, 16.88 mmol) generally according to the procedure described for Intermediate 98 afforded (±)-2-(azidomethyl)-7-(3-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran. Treatment of the azide with palladium on carbon (0.107 g, 10 wt. %) generally according to the procedure described for Example 1 provided 0.95 g (81%) of (±)-1-[7-(3-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]methanamine as a white solid, hydrochloride salt. mp 200-202° C., Anal. calcd. for C15H14FNOHCl: C, 64.4; H, 5.4; N, 5.01. Found: C, 63.93; H, 5.48; N, 4.73.

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