Ethylenediamine reacted readily with 4-ethoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-butene-2-on
e to form 5-trifliuoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-diazepine in good yield. Under
the same reaction conditions, o-phenylenediamine gave 2-trifluoromethylben
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