Ammonia → 10,11-Dihydro-11-oxodibenzo[b,f][1,4]thiazepin-3-carboxamide

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Reaction Steps

Dissolve the acid chloride from Step A in 20 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran and add this solution dropwise with stirring to a cooled (ice-bath) saturated solution of ammonia in 60 ml of tetrahydrofuran. Pass ammonia through the reaction mixture simultaneously for 15 minutes. Stir at room temperature for an additional 15 minutes and evaporate the reaction mixture to dryness. Add a mixture of 12 ml of ethanol and 60 ml of water to the residue and stir at room temperature for an additional 30 minutes. Separate the solid by filtration and wash with water, then with ethanol and then with ether. Dry in vacuo to obtain the title product.

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