M. Othman et al., INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION OF AMIDO ACIDS INTO PYRROLIDINOTHIENO (OR [1]BENZOTHIENO)[3]AZEPINEDIONES, Journal of heterocyclic chemistry, 34(1), 1997, pp. 225-231
The synthesis of rrolidino[2,1-b]thieno[3,2(2,3)-f][3]azepinediones 7a
,b and o[2,1-b][1]benzothieno[3,2(2,3)-f][3]azepinediones 7c,d are des
cribed starting from thiophenes or [I]benzothiophenes acetic acids. Th
eir selective reduction using triethylsilane led to the corresponding
azepinones 17a-d.