Azines and azoles: CXXIII. Three-component condensation of 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6-dione with o-phenylenediamine and carbonyl compounds as a convenient synthesis of substituted 1,5-benzodiazepines

Readily accessible 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6-dione reacted with an equimolar amount of o-phenylenediamine under mild conditions (propan-2-ol, 5 min, reflux) to give the corresponding Schiff base. Reactions of the latter with aldehydes and ketones in propan-1-ol in the presence of a catalytic amount of trifluoroacetic acid or in acetic acid led to the formation of 4-hydroxy-5-(2-R-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-4-yl)-2H-1,3-thiazine-2,6-diones.