Sodium Azide → 3-Azido-indan-1-one

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To a stirring solution of 3-Bromo indan-1-one (400 mg, 1.90 mmol) in DMF (5 ml) was added sodium azide (1.98 g, 0.03 mol). The reaction was allowed to stir at room temperature for 15 mins. The product was partitioned between water (10 ml) and ether (10 ml). The ether layers were combined and the crude reaction mixture was passed through a plug of flash silica, eluting with petroleum ether:ethyl acetate (9:1). The product was isolated as an orange oil (283 mg, 86%).

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