“…Azides 18a and 18b were synthesized via a two step sequence. Following a known procedure, 56 ( E )-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-((trimethylsilyl)oxy)but-3-enenitrile was isolated crude as an orange oil (698 mg, 88%). 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.37 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.90 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.77 (d, J = 15.7 Hz, 1H), 6.08 (dd, J = 15.7, 6.2 Hz, 1H), 5.12 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (s, 3H), 0.27 (s, 9H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 160.1, 133.6, 128.3, 127.7, 121.3, 118.6, 114.2, 62.5, 55.3, 0.0; IR (KBr, thin film, cm −1 ) 2959, 2838, 1607, 1513, 1255, 1176, 845; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m / z [M + Na] + calcd for C 14 H 19 NO 2 Na + [M + Na] + : 284.1077, found 284.1067.…”