Sodium Azide → (2-Azido-1,1-difluoroethyl)benzene

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Heat at 60° C. a solution of 2,2-difluoro-2-phenyl-ethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (759 mg, 2.617 mmol) and sodium azide (357 mg, 5.496 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (10 mL) under nitrogen for 3 h. Cool the reaction mixture to room temperature. Dilute with water and extract the aqueous phase twice with diethyl ether. Wash the combined organic extracts twice with ice-cold water, dry over Na2SO4, filter and concentrate in vacuo to provide the desired intermediate as an oil (475 mg, 99%) that was used without any further purification.

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