F. Esser et al., CYCLIC GUANIDINES .5. SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL BENZODIAZEPINOID AND RELATEDSYSTEMS BY INTRAMOLECULAR ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC-SUBSTITUTION, Synthesis, (1), 1994, pp. 77-82
A convenient route to pentacyclic benzodiazepines and quinoxalines is
reported, which simultaneously represent cyclic guanidines. Five new h
eterocyclic sing systems are described and the rules governing the reg
ioselectivity of some of the ring closure reactions are studied. The s
tructure of one of the products is confirmed by X-ray analysis. Scope
and versatility of the process are indicated by several examples.