Dimethylformamide → (+/-)-8-Methyl-7-(4-methyl-thiazol-2-yl)-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-8,9-dihydro-7H-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-h][2,3]benzodiazepine

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A mixture of 0.76 g (1.98 mmol) of the starting material I, 1.10 g (11.88 mmol) of chloroacetone and 15 ml of dimethylformamide was stirred at 80-90° C. for 40 min. Then the reaction mixture was diluted with water, the precipitated crystals were filtered off, dried and purified by refluxing in ethanol to yield 0.69 g (82%) of the title compound; Mp.: 188-189° C.

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