Tautomerism of the Thioamide Group in 4-Methyl-7-nitro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepine-2-thione

When 4-methyl-7-nitro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one were reacted with phosphorus pentasulfide, the corresponding benzodiazepine-2-thione and its thiol tautomer were formed, which via the 2-methylmercapto derivative were converted to 4-(2-acetylhydrazino)-2-methyl-8-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine.     

Functionalization of 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(1 H)-ones by Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Highly substituted, novel, 8- and 9-nitro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-ones were obtained by direct nitration of the 7-bromo-5-trifluoroacetyl (or formyl)-substituted tetrahydrobenzodiazepinones. Alkaline and acidic hydrolysis of the novel mononitro derivatives was examined. Semiempirical AM1 calculations of aromatic substituents orientation in the nitration products are presented.     

Researches on thiazolobenzodiazepines: Behavior of tetrahydro‐1,5‐benzodiazepinethiones with aromatic α‐haloketones

A number of 1‐substituted 4H,5H,6H‐[1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a][1,5]benzodiazepinium‐11‐bromides and S‐(2‐oxo‐2‐phenyl‐X‐(p)‐ethyl)‐3‐(2‐methyl‐1H‐benzimidazol‐1‐yl) propane (or butane) thioate hydrobromides were obtained by direct reaction of the 5‐acetyl(or formyl, or anilinocarbonyl)‐substituted tetrahydro‐1,5‐benzodiazepine‐2‐thiones with aromatic α‐bromoketones. 2‐[(1‐Acetyl‐2(or 3)‐methyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐1,5‐benzodiazepin‐4‐yl) sulfanyl]‐1‐phenylethanones as intermediates of the formation of thiazolo [3,2‐a][1,5]benzodiazepine and N‐substituted 2‐methyl‐1H‐benzimidazole derivatives have been synthesized. Semiempirical AM1 calculations of a mechanism and energetic parameters for the heptatomic nucleus rearrangement to benzimidazole ring are presented. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:72–81, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20414     

A straightforward synthesis of novel 4H‐thiazolo[3,2‐d][1,5]benzodiazepine derivatives

The novel 4H‐thiazolo[3,2‐d][1,5]benzodiazepinium salts have been synthesized in a single step by the reaction of the variously substituted 2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,5‐benzodiazepine‐2(1H)‐thiones and bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal. Cyclization is obviously influenced by the nature of the substituents in the benzodiazepine system. Theoretical modeling and B3LYP DFT computational studies are presented. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 15:363–368, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.20026     

Synthesis of Substituted 5,6-Dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,5]benzodiazepines

A one-pot synthetic approach to the novel 5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,5]benzodiazepines by thermal cyclization of 4-acylhydrazino-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepines is described.     

Synthesis of novel 1‐substituted [1,3]thiazolo[3,2‐a]‐[1,5]benzodiazepine derivatives from 1,5‐benzodiazepine‐2‐thiones and α‐halogen carbonyl compounds

A number of substituted 4H,5H,6H‐thiazolo[3,2‐a][1,5]benzodiazepinium salts 2a‐h, 5, 9 , which are based on the novel thiazolobenzodiazepine system, were prepared by condensation‐cyclization of 1,5‐benzodiazepine‐2‐thiones 1a‐f, h, 4 with α‐haloketones, as well as with α‐bromoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal. The structure and stereochemistry of the ring system obtained were investigated by ¹H and ¹³C nmr spectroscopy: the additional heterocyclic nucleus was found to appreciably influence the conformational mobility of the heptatomic ring. Upon treatment of salt 2d with alkali the presence of the base enamine structure in solution has been postulated.     

Bromination of aromatic ring of tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones

Novel mono- or dibromo-substituted tetrahydro-1,5-benzodiazepinones were obtained by direct bromination of the corresponding 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-(1H)-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones and 5-N-alkyl (or formyl) derivatives with bromine. Substituent effects and the orientation of the entering groups in the bromination reaction are discussed.Institute of Biochemistry, Vilnius LT-2600, Lithuania; c-mail: apalaima@bchi.lt. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Socdinenii, No. 6, pp. 799–805, June, 2000.