Methyl azide → 1-Methyl-5-p-Toluenesulfonyltetrazole

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A mixture of 36.2 g. (0.2 mol.) of p-toluenesulfonyl cyanide [M. J. Cox and R. Ghosh, Tet. Letters, 3351 (1969)] and 50 g. (0.9 mol.) of methyl azide [O. Dimroth, Ber., 38, 1572 (1905)] in 100 ml. of benzene is heated in a sealed bomb at 80° for 4 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered and allowed to cool to give 42 g. of crystallize product, m.p. 110°-111° C.

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