Sodium Azide → HCID 178468987, compound

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Reaction Steps

20 g of 4-carboethoxyphenyl isothiocyanate and 6.5 g of sodium azide are added to water and heated at 80° C. After 2 hours of reaction, the reaction mixture is filtered, cooled and acidified with hydrochloric acid to give crystals of 1-(4-carboethoxyphenyl)-5-mercaptotetrazole. To the crystals are added 5 equivalents of sodium hydroxide (1N NaOH in water) and the mixture is heated at 80° C. for 5 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture is acidified with hydrochloric acid to cause crude crystals of Compound III-4 to separate out. The crystals are recrystallized from methanol. Yield: 55%, m.p. about 195° C. (decomposed).

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