Ethanol → 6,7-Dihydro-5-(4-aminobenzoyl)-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,5]benzodiazepine

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A mixture of 2.0 g of 6,7-dihydro-5-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,5]benzodiazepine, 20 ml of ethyl alcohol and 20 ml of ethyl acetate containing 0.2 g of 10% Pd/C is hydrogenated for 5 hours. The reaction mixture is filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to a solid which is purified by flash chromatography on silica gel to give the desired product.

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