Water → 3-(Azidomethyl)-5-methyl-1,2-oxazole

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To a solution of the 3-bromomethyl-5-methyl-isoxazole (150 mg, 0.9 mmol) in acetone (1 mL) was added NaN3 (166 mg, 0.26 mmol) at rt. The reaction mixture was then stirred for 48 h. Then, the reaction mixture was poured into water (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×10 mL) dried and evaporated. The product was chromatographed on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/hexane 1:1 to leave the title compound as a colorless liquid (87 mg, 74%). m/z 138.0 (M).

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