Sodium azide, amination reagent

Aryl azides (such as 13) can be easily prepared from their corresponding amines (12) in one or two steps. Three examples are given in Scheme 2a. The most common method is the diazotization of the amine with sodium nitrite under acidic conditions (giving diazonium species 14), followed by addition of sodium azide in an aqueous medium (route i in Scheme 2a) [44], In 2003, the synthetic method was improved by application of triflyl azide (TfN3), which allowed a one-step conversion and gave improved yields (route ii in Scheme 2a) [45]. Recently, the development of sulfonyl azides 15 (with R = imidazole [46] or R = benzotriazole [47]) was reported these proved to be more stable reagents and allowed a conversion under mild conditions (route iii in Scheme 2a). 

Reaction of the benzodioxocine 170 with the epoxidation reagent resulted in the epoxide 171, which was then opened with sodium azide in situ to provide trans-racemic azide 172 (Scheme 18) <2004MI265>. Reduction of the azide 172 by hydrogenolysis using Pd on carbon gave trans-racemic amine 173 in 70% yield over three steps. On acylation of the amine with acetic anhydride, the trans-racemic alcohol 174 was formed, which was then oxidized with Dess-Martin periodinane into the unstable dioxocinone 175. 

A variety of alkenes undergo azidoiodination with sodium azide, potassium iodide, and Oxone on wet alumina to give azido-iodo compounds regioselectively in high yield (eq 79). These compounds are useful precursors to vinyl azides, amines, and aziridines and are typically synthesized with more expensive and exotic reagents. Similar methods have been used in the iodolac-tonization and iodoetherification of unsaturated carboxylic acids and alcohols to make five- and six-membered lactones, tetrahy-drofurans, and tetrahydropyrans (eq 80). ... 

After labelling it is necessary to terminate the reaction by the addition of an amine molecule, such as ethanolamine, and to remove any excess labelling reagent and by-products. (The presence of excess unlabelled antibody is generally not a problem.) Gel filtration, dialysis, and ultrafiltration may be used (see Section 3.2). An antimicrobial agent, e.g. sodium azide, and bovine serum albumin (BSA) are usually added to protect the labelled antibody and prevent losses BSA is also... 

Unsaturated acids are converted to amines most satisfactorily by the Curtius reaction (sodium azide method). The Hofmann reaction is applicable with certainty only to a,/3-olefinic acid amides, since the olefin group in another position is likely to be halogenated by the reagent. The Schmidt reaction is applicable to all olefinic acids, although there is a possible danger of sulfonation at the site of unsaturation. 

Lithium aluminum hydride is a convenient reagent for reduction of nitro compounds, nitriles, amides, azides, and oximes to primary amines. Catalytic hydrogenation works also. Aromatic nitro compounds are reduced best by reaction of a metal and aqueous acid or with ammonium or sodium polysulfides (see Section 23-12B). Reduction of /V-substituted amides leads to secondary amines. 

A-allylic amines are conveniently prepared in high yields by the reaction of azides with allylindium reagents in the presence of sodium iodide at ambient temperature (Equation (74)).307 Stannylation with tributylchloro-stannane occurs exclusively at the a-carbon, yielding allyltributylstannanes (E, Z)-isomerization of the allylic double bond depends largely upon the substitution pattern on the allylic moiety (Equation (75)).26 Allyl and propargyl bromides react with diphenyl diselenides in aqueous media to give allyl and propargyl selenides (Equation (76)).308 309... 

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