Sodium Azide → HCID 86695687, compound

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5-(Bromomethyl)-2,2-dimethyltetrahydrofuran (36 g, 186 mmol) in DMF (300 ml) was treated with solid sodium azide (12.73 g, 196 mmol) and heated at 90° C. for 4 hrs. The mixture was allowed to cool to RT and partitioned between water (1.5 l) and ether (2×500 ml). The ether layer was separated and washed with (0.5M) LiCl (500 ml), dried MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford the title compound;

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