Sodium Azide → (5R)-5-(azidomethyl)-3-(4-iodophenyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one

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[(5R)-3-(4-Iodophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl]methyl methanesulfonate (27 g, 68 mmol) was dissolved in dimethylacetamide (300 ml). Sodium azide (13.1 g, 202 mmol) was carefully added, and the solution was heated to 80° C. for 3 h. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (500 ml), washed with water (2×), brine, and dried over sodium sulfate. Flash chromatography with 0-1% methanol in dichloromethane as eluent gave the desired product (19 g).

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