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Sodium Azide → 4-Azidomethyl-3-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium AzideHCID 33557—
ReactantMethyl 4-(bromomethyl)-3-fluorobenzoateHCID 18766370—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
SolventEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
Product4-Azidomethyl-3-fluorobenzoic acid methyl esterHCID 57426182100%

Reaction Steps

Sodium azide (609 mg) was added to a solution of 4-bromomethyl-3-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester from Example E3.2 (2.1 g, 8.5 mmol) in DMF (30 ml). The mixture was stirred for 18 h, diluted with EtOAc, washed with water and brine and concentrated in vacuo to give a colourless oil identified as the title compound (1.8 g, 100%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08202858B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_06
ORD IDord-e9a6428177bc43d1a2905c16a88ea4c3
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_06