Trifluoroacetic anhydride → (S)-8-chloro-9-oxo-12,12a-dihydro-9H,11H-azeto[2,1-c]imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carbonitrile

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A suspension of 11.9 g (0.0394 mol) of (S)-8-chloro-9-oxo-12,12a-dihydro-9H,11H-azeto[2,1-c]imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carboxamide in a mixture of 85 ml of dioxan and 6.8 ml of pyridine was treated dropwise at 0° with 7.1 ml (0.051 mol) of trifluoroacetic anhydride. The suspension was stirred at 50° for 3 hrs., cooled and poured on to ice-water. After stirring for 11/2 hr. the suspension was suction filtered. There were obtained 11.2 g (100%) of (S)-8-chloro-9-oxo-12,12a-dihydro-9H,11H-azeto[2,1-c]imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carbonitrile as white crystals; m.p. 130° (dec.).

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