Trimethyl orthoformate → 1-((4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole

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The mixture of 4-methoxybenzylamine (27 g), trimethylorthoformate (52.4 ml), sodium azide (19.2 g) and acetic acid (176 ml) was stirred at 80° C. for 14 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with a 1 N aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, water, a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrocarbonate and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, successively, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1) to give the title compound (17.6 g) having the following physical data.

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