Quinazolines and 1,4-benzodiazepines. LXXVIII Pyrazolo[1,5-a] [1,4]-benzodiazepines and Imidazo[1,5-a] [1,4]benzodiazepinones

The syntheses of novel 8-chloropyrazolo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepines and of an imidazo-benzodiazepinone utilizing products from the nucleophilic substitution of fluorine in 2-fluoro-5-nitrobenzophenone ( 1 ) by pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester ( 2 ) and by 2-methyl-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester ( 30 ) are described.