Ethanol → (S)-8-chloro-11,12,13,13a-tetrahydro-9-oxo-9H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carboxylic acid

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15 g (43.4 mmol) of ethyl (S)-8-chloro-11,12,13,13a-tetrahydro-9-oxo-9H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carboxylate and 1.85 g (46.3 mmol) of sodium hydroxide are treated with 60 ml of ethanol and 10 ml of water, then heated to boiling under reflux for 45 minutes, the ethanol is subsequently distilled off in vacuo, the residue is treated with 46.5 ml of 1 N hydrochloric acid and left to stand in an ice-bath for 2 hours. The precipitated material is filtered off under suction, washed with water and dried to constant weight. There is obtained (S)-8-chloro-11,12,13,13a-tetrahydro-9-oxo-9H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine-1-carboxylic acid which has a decomposition point of 265°.

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