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reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 min. After adding water (5 mL)
to the mixture, the reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 ꢀ 5 mL), then the
organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and subsequently concentrated under
reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on
silica gel with 5% CH2Cl2 in hexane as eluent to afford the desired product 2a
(0.196 g, 94%).
General experimental procedure for the synthesis of azido compounds from allyl
protected alcohols (4a–4k)
To a mixture of allyl-protected alcohol (3a) (0.224 g, 1.00 mmol) and AlCl3 (0.027 g,
0.2 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (2 mL) was added dropwise TMSN3 (0.149 g, 1.3 mmol). The reac-
tion mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 min. After adding water (5 mL) to
the mixture, the reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 ꢀ 5 mL), then the
organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and subsequently concentrated under
reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on
silica gel with 5% CH2Cl2 in hexane as eluent to afford the desired product 4a
(0.197 g, 94%).
General experimental procedure for the synthesis of carbon-carbon compounds
from allyl/THP protected alcohols (5a–5b)
To a mixture of THP-protected alcohol (1a) (0.269 g, 1.00 mmol) and AlCl3 (0.027 g,
0.2 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (2 mL) was added dropwise TMS-Allyl (0.149 g, 1.3 mmol). The
reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. After adding water (5 mL)
to the mixture, the reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 ꢀ 5 mL), then the
organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and subsequently concentrated under
reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography on
silica gel with 5% CH2Cl2 in hexane as eluent to afford the desired product 5a
(0.190 g, 91%).
Selected spectroscopic data
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(Azidomethylene)dibenzene (2a): Light yellow oil (94%); H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3)
d 7.41 ꢁ 7.32 (m, 10H), 5.75 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) d 139.59 (2 C),
128.72 (4 C), 128.06 (2 C), 127.40 (4 C), 65.54; HRMS (ESI) m/z (M þ H)þ calcd for
C13H12N3 ¼ 210.1031, found 210.1035.
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(1-Azido-3-methylbutyl)benzene (2h): Light yellow oil (89%); H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3) d 7.43 ꢁ 7.32 (m, 5H), 4.51 (dd, J ¼ 14.4 Hz, J ¼ 14.4 Hz,1H), 1.80 ꢁ 1.75 (m,
1H), 1.69 ꢁ 1.56 (m, 2H), 0.97 (s, 3H), 0.95 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) d
140.02, 128.78 (2 C), 128.19, 126.90 (2 C), 64.52, 45.06, 25.01, 22.63, 22.22; HRMS (ESI)
m/z (M þ H)þ calcd for C11H16N3 ¼ 190.1344, found 190.1347.
(Azidomethanetriyl)tribenzene (2n): Light yellow oil (89%); 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3) d 7.38 ꢁ 7.30 (m, 15H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) d 143.14 (3 C), 128.48