Alkyl Azides, Diazides, Haloazides and Bridged Polycyclic Diazides

A series of monoazido alkanes and diazido alkanes have been synthesized. Specifically,1-azidobutane 100.0 g, 1-azidohexane 100.0 g, 1- azidooctane 100.0 g, and 1-azidoheptane 100.0 g, 1,3-diazidopropane 200.0 g, 1,4-diazidobutane 200.0 g, 1,5-diazidopentane 200.0 g, 1,6-diazidohexane 200.0 g, 1,7-diazidoheptane 200.0 g, 1,8-diazidooctane 200.0 g were synthesized and characterized completely both analytically and spectroscopically. Among cyclic examples 1,2-diazidocyclopentane, 1,2- diazidocyclopentane, 1,2-diazidocyclohexane and 1,4-diazocyclohexane were synthesized. Norbornene was converted into a regioisomeric mixture of 2,3- diazido and syn and anti-2,7- diazidonorbornanes. The photodimer of nonbornadiene was synthesized and converted to the tetraazido analog.