Derivatives of benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]thiophene 3. Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-3-oxobenzo[1,2]cyclohepta[3,4,5-hi]thieno[3,4-c]pyridine and 2,3,7,8-tetrahydro-3-oxothieno[2,1-b]cyclohepta[5,6,7-de]isoquinoline

The title compounds 3 and 4 were synthesized by cyclization via isocyanate of the Z and E-9,10-dihydro-4H-benzo4,5]cyclohepta1,2-b]thiophene-4-ylidenacetic acids 8 and 9 , which in turn were prepared by the Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of ketone 5 with triethyl phosphonacetate followed by separation and independent hydrolysis of the corresponding esters 6 and 7 . The structures of these new compounds as well as the configurations of their isomeric precursors are described.