Acetic Acid → 5-Bromo-2-(tetrazol-1-yl)pyridine

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To a mixture of 5-bromopyridin-2-amine (5.0 g, 28.9 mmol) in acetic acid (40 ml, 699 mmol) was added (diethoxymethoxy) ethane (7.70 ml, 46.2 mmol), followed by sodium azide (2.82 g, 43.3 mmol). The mixture was heated at 80° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water. The resulting precipitate was collected and dried under high vacuum to provide the title compound.

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