Trichloroacetyl chloride → 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-{10-[(3-methoxy-2'-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)carbonyl]-10,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-3-yl}ethanone

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To a solution of (10,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-10-yl)-[3-methoxy-2′-methyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]-methanone of Step D (1.36 g, 3.33 mmol) in dichloromethane (15 mL) was added N,N-diisopropylethyl amine (1.2 mL, 6.89 mmol) followed by slow addition of trichloroacetyl chloride (1.1 mL, 9.85 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature then was quenched with water. The organic phase was washed with 0.1 N hydrochloric acid followed by water, then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a green oil. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel using a solvent system of 20% ethyl acetate in hexane gave 1.7 g of title product as a yellow foam.

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