Acetic Anhydride → HCID 21562480, compound

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Reaction Steps

A stirred mixture of 1.0 g. of 8-chloro-6-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-imidazo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-5-oxide (III), 5 ml. of acetic anhydride and 3 ml. of acetic acid is warmed on the steam bath, under nitrogen, for 30 minutes and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is suspended in water, neutralized with sodium carbonate and extracted with methylene chloride. The extract is dried, concentrated and chromatographed on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to yield 8-chloro-6-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-4H-imidazo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine acetate.

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