Oxidative cyclization of some 1-aryl-5-(tetrazol-5-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-ones and of a related pipeuidin-2-one. Preparation of fused tetracyclic tetrazolobenzodiazepinone derivatives
Lt. Giang et al., Oxidative cyclization of some 1-aryl-5-(tetrazol-5-ylmethyl)pyrrolidin-2-ones and of a related pipeuidin-2-one. Preparation of fused tetracyclic tetrazolobenzodiazepinone derivatives, J CHEM R-S, (5), 2000, pp. 204-205
In contrast to compounds of type la, compounds 1c-1i, when treated with lea
d(IV) acetate or cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate, underwent oxidative cyclizati
ons to afford the corresponding compounds of type 3 with both oxidants, whi
le oxidation of compound 1p afforded compound 2a (m = n = 1).