All articles of this category Electron-rich aromatic aldehydes react with sodium azide in the presence of aluminum chloride in boiling tetrahydrofuran to give the corresponding nitriles in good yields, while electron-deficient or hindered aromatic aldehydes lead to (diazidomethyl)arenes in moderate yield under similar conditions.
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Suzuki et al. (1992) studied this question.
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