Sodium Azide → HCID 21553901, compound

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0.8 gms (.012 mole) of sodium azide was added to an aqueous solution containing 2.6 gms (.01 mole) of 2-amino-6-chloro-5-cyano-1-ethyl-4-ethylamino pyridinium chloride (compound 2 - Table 1) left for 2 hours at room temperature and then cooled. 2.0 gms (70% yield) of 2-amino-6-azido-5-cyano-1-ethyl-4-ethylamino pyridinium chloride crystallised out (MPt 164° - 165°C).

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