Dimethylformamide → HCID 86734465, compound

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After stirring a mixture of 6.7 g. of ethyl chloromethylthioacetate, 5 g. of sodium azide and 15 ml. of dimethylformamide for 17 hours at 45° C., the reaction mixture was diluted with 150 ml. of ether, followed by washing with water for three times. By drying the ether layer over magnesium sulfate and then distilling it under reduced pressure, 6.1 g. of ethyl azidomethylthioacetate was obtained as a liquid having a boiling point of 77° - 80° C. (3 mm Hg.).

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