Hydrogen Bromide → Aminobenzodiazepine

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The crude product 7 (1.0 g, 2.4 mmol) from the above reaction was dissolved in methylene chloride (10 mL), treated with anhydrous HBr gas for 1 h until disappearance of 7 on TLC. The reaction mixture was diluted with ether (100 mL) and decanted. The precipitates were washed with ether and decanted (3×100 mL). The remaining ether was removed in vacuo and the residue was dried under vacuum to afford 8 (0.88 g, 100%) as a white solid. MS m/z 366.0 (MH+) 286.1 (MH+-HBr).

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