Ethyl Acetate → 10,11-dihydro-10(4-aminobenzoyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine

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A mixture of 2.00 g of 10,11-dihydro-10(4-nitrobenzoyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine in 15 ml of ethyl alcohol and 15 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 dissolved in methylene chloride, passed through silica gel and the pad washed with 3:1 ethyl acetate-hexane. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to give 1.5 g of the desired product as a yellow solid, m.p. 166-168° C.

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