Hydrazine → (4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl)[10,11-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-10-yl]methanone

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A mixture of 3.24 g of 10,11-dihydro-10-(4-nitro-3-methoxybenzoyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine, 0.35 g of 10% Pd/c and 0.60 g of anhydrous hydrazine in 100 ml of absolute ethyl alcohol and heated on a steam bath for 1 hour. The hot reaction mixture is filtered through diatomaceous earth and the filtrate evaporated in vacuo to a residue which is partitioned between methylene chloride and water. The organic layer is dried with Na2SO4 and passed through a short pad of hydrous magnesium silicate. Hexane is added to the filtrate while heating on a steam bath to give 2 g of crystals, m.p. 184°-185° C.

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