Chemical transformations of 2,4-diaryl-2,3-dihydro-1H,1,5-benzodiazepines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00506159

The behavior of 2,4-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine in acylation, alkylation, nitrosation, oxidation, reduction, salt formation, and opening of the diazepine ring under the influence of various dinucleophiles and acids was studied. It is shown that the dihydrodiazepine ring is extremely sensitive to acidic reagents and undergoes rearrangement to an imidazole ring under their influence. The structure of the cis- and trans-tetrahydroazepines were analyzed thoroughly.