Hydrochloric Acid → 5-methyl-6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylic acid

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A solution of 14.26 g (0.05 mol) of ethyl 5,6-dihydro-5-methyl-6-oxo-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylate and 2.2 g (0.055 mol) of sodium hydroxide in 100 ml of ethanol and 20 ml of water is heated to boiling under reflux for 45 minutes and subsequently treated with 55 ml of 1 N hydrochloric acid and 50 ml of water. After distillation of the ethanol, the resulting crystal slurry is filtered off under suction, washed with water and dried. There is obtained 5,6-dihydro-5-methyl-6-oxo-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylic acid of melting point 287°.

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