Cyclohexene oxide → HCID 10953608, compound

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To a solution of cyclohexene oxide (150 g, 1.53 mol) in a mixture of ethanol (600 ml) and water (600 ml) is added ammonium chloride (168 g, 3.1 mol) followed by sodium azide (198 g, 3 mol). The resulting solution is stirred gently at 50° C. for 12 hours before being allowed to cool. The volatiles are removed in vacuo, and 6M hydrochloric acid (˜120 ml) is added to bring the reaction to pH 7. The reaction is extracted with ethyl acetate (2×750 ml), and the organic extracts are washed with brine (750 ml) and dried over sodium sulfate. Removal of the solvent in vacuo affords 2-azido-cyclohexan-1-ol as a slightly yellow oil (171.8 g, 80%), which is used in the following step without further purification.

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