title: A new way to do an old reaction: highly efficient reduction of organic azides by sodium iodide in the presence of acidic ion exchange resin.
abstract: Organic azides are readily reduced to the corresponding amines by treatment with sodium iodide in the presence of acidic ion exchange resin. The process, optimal when performed at 40 °C and 200 mbar pressure on a rotatory evaporator, is extremely efficient, clean, and tolerant of a variety of functional groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. antony.fairbanks@canterbury.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Kajitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suthagar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. antony.fairbanks@canterbury.ac.nz and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Antony J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-3269
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fairbanks