To the mixture of benzyl alcohol (2 mL), sodium azide (2 g) and PPh3 (2 g) was added CCl4-DMF (10 mL) and the mixture was <warmed> to <90 °C>.
Mixture was <stirred> for <1 hour>, allowed to coold down to <room temperature> and <water> (5 mL) was added
After stirring for <10 minutes> ether (25 mL) was added.
The mixture was <transferred> to <separatory funnel> and washed with <water>.
The <organic phase> was cooled to <0 °C>, filtered, <dried> over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under <reduced pressure>.