Sodium hydride → methyl 2-methoxy-5-(1H-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl)benzoate

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Reaction Steps

Combine tetrazole (0.45 g, 6.42 mmol) and dimethylformamide (6 mL). Cool in an ice bath and add sodium hydride (0.26 g, 60% i oil, 6.5 mmol). After 30 minutes, warm to ambient temperature. Add a solution of methyl 2-methoxy-5-chloromethylbenzoate (1.13 g, 4.12 mmol) in dimethylformamide (10 (mL). Heat to 75° C. After 5.5 hours, partition the reaction mixture between water and ethyl acetate. Extract the organic layer with water, dry over Na2SO4, filter, and concentrate in vacuo to give a residue. Chromatograph the residue on silica gel eluting with 7/3 hexane/ethyl acetate to give methyl 2-methoxy-5-(1H-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl)benzoate: Rf=0.67 (silica gel, ethyl acetate).

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