An effective synthetic method for C3-chiral 1,4-benzodiazepine-2-ones is described in this paper, reporting good yields and high enantioselectivity with a novel approach to an ipso-halo displacement-cyclization benzodiazepine route.
Keywords: Amidation; C3-(Z)-1H-benzo[e][1, 4]diazepin-2(3H)-ones; Copper-catalyzed; Cyclization; Diazepinones.