Alum-Catalyzed One-Pot Solventless Synthesis of 1,5-Benzodiazepines
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One Pot
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Alum [KAl(SO4)2∙12H2O] was found to be an efficient, non-toxic, cheap, and environmentally benign catalyst for the synthesis of 1,5-benzodiazepines, in good to excellent yields, from the condensation of 1 mole of o-phenylenediamine with 2 moles of ketone under solvent-free conditions.