Methyl 2-iodo-5,6-dihydroimidazo[1,2-d][1,4]benzoxazepine-9-carboxylate → Methyl 2-cyano-5,6-dihydroimidazo[1,2-d][1,4]benzoxazepine-9-carboxylate
Reaction equation
I[C:2]1[N:3]=[C:4]2[C:10]3[CH:11]=[CH:12][C:13]([C:15]([O:17][CH3:18])=[O:16])=[CH:14][C:9]=3[O:8][CH2:7][CH2:6][N:5]2[CH:19]=1.[Cu](C#N)[C:21]#[N:22]>CN(C=O)C>[C:21]([C:2]1[N:3]=[C:4]2[C:10]3[CH:11]=[CH:12][C:13]([C:15]([O:17][CH3:18])=[O:16])=[CH:14][C:9]=3[O:8][CH2:7][CH2:6][N:5]2[CH:19]=1)#[N:22]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Methyl 2-iodo-5,6-dihydrobenzo[f]imidazo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazepine-9-carboxylate (740, 2.3 mmol) and copper cyanide (537 mg, 6.9 mmol) were mixed in DMF (8 mL). The reaction was microwaved on 200 watts, 150° C. for 40 minutes. The reaction mixture was partitioned between 15% ammonia in water and EtOAc. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc three times, combined organic extracts were washed with water, brine and dried over MgSO4 to produce 0.46 g (74% yield) of methyl 2-cyano-5,6-dihydrobenzo[f]imidazo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazepine-9-carboxylate.