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Regioselective N-Acetylation of 4-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-2,3- dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine Using Protection by an Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond

  • Carlos A. Escobar EMAIL logo , Jorge Orellana-Vera , Andrés Vega , Dieter Sicker and Joachim Sieler

Since the amino and the hydroxyl groups of 4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5- benzodiazepine can both act as nucleophiles, the introduction of both an N-acetyl and an O-acetyl group is expected when the compound is allowed to react with an excess of an electrophile such as acetic anhydride. An intramolecular hydrogen bond between OH and N-5 of the benzodiazepine has been used to obtain differentiation between the two possible sites of acetylation. Thus, this feature offers a preparatively utilizable protecting effect for the OH group and allows for a regioselective N-acetylation at ambient temperature. Both mono- and diacetylated compounds were prepared and characterized by crystal structure analysis

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 Regioselective N-Acetylation of 4-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-2,3- dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine Using Protection by an Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond

Regioselective N-Acetylation of 4-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-2,3- dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine Using Protection by an Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond

Received: 2009-1-27
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 2009-8-1

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