Example 100. A solution of 9-(isoxazol-5-yl)-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-[1,4]diazepino[7,1-a]isoquinoline-2,5-dione (90 mg, 0.31 mmol) in DCE (4 mL) was treated with POCl3 (57 μL, 0.61 mmol) and the mixture was heated to 100° C. for 1 h. The mixture was then allowed to cool to RT, poured onto H2O and extracted with DCM. The org. phases were then dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The brown residue obtained was taken up in DCE (4 mL) and 4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazole (50 mg, 0.46 mmol) and pyridine (74 μL, 0.91 mmol) were then added. The mixture was heated to 110° C. for 1 h, and then allowed to cool to RT, poured onto H2O and extracted with DCM. The org. layers were then dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by flash chromatography (SiO2, cHex/AcOEt 100:0 to 0:100 and DCm/MeOH 99:1 to 90:10) afforded the title compound (42 mg) as a pale red solid. UPLC-MS: MS 386.2 (M+H+); UPLC rt 0.85 min. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d): δ ppm 0.67-0.79 (m, 2 H); 0.80-0.91 (m, 2 H); 1.80-1.91 (m, 1 H); 3.17 (t, J=6.06 Hz, 2 H); 3.90 (t, J=6.19 Hz, 2 H); 4.37 (s, 2 H); 6.47 (s, 1 H); 6.63 (s, 1 H); 7.18 (s, 1 H); 7.50 (t, J=7.83 Hz, 1 H); 7.70-7.83 (m, 2 H); 7.88 (s, 1 H); 8.38 (s, 1 H).
