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Friedel–Crafts Chemistry. Part 39. Unprecedented Facile Route to the Synthesis of Benzo[b][1]benzazepines via Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts Cyclialkylations

Hassan A. K. Abd El-Aal A B and Ali A. Khalaf A
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A Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt.

B Corresponding author. Email: hassankotb33@yahoo.com

Australian Journal of Chemistry 66(6) 635-645 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH12548
Submitted: 15 December 2012  Accepted: 7 February 2013   Published: 1 March 2013

Abstract

A series of six pharmaceutically promising 5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo[b][1]benzazepine derivatives (1ch) were cleanly prepared by Friedel–Crafts cyclialkylations of nitrogen-containing alkanols in the presence of AlCl3, 85 % H2SO4 or polyphosphoric acid catalysts. The precursor alkanols (13af) were readily prepared by reaction of two synthesized carboxylic acid esters (12a, b) with different Grignard reagents. Also, two dibenzo[b,f]azepinones (15a, b) were prepared by Friedel–Crafts cycliacylation and reduced to the corresponding 5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo[b][1]benzazepines (1a, b). Overall, this approach allows easy and efficient access to polytricyclic amines from easily synthesized alkanols or cycloketones. A plausible carbocation mechanism is proposed to account for the results.


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