2-Methoxybenzaldehyde → Ethyl 2-azido-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)propenoate

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Pieces of sodium (3.678 g, 160 mmol) were added portionwise to ethanol (200 ml) over a period of 30 minutes. The resulting solution was cooled to −18° C. and a mixture of 2-methoxybenzaldehyde (4.832 g, 40 mmol) and ethyl azidoacetate (160 mmol) were then added over a period of one hour at a rate which allowed the temperature to be maintained below −15° C. After 3 hours, the solution was stored at 5° C. for 2 days in order to give a crystalline product which was collected by filtration and washed with cold hexane.

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