Chlorination of 4-Methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepinone-2.

The results of the chlorination of 4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H,1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones are compared with the results of quantum-chemical calculations of 4-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones with various substituents in the benzene ring in the case of homolytic halogenation. The chlorination of 4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one (I) with N-chlorosuccinimide leads to 3-chloro- and 3,3-dichloro-4-methyl-8-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones, whereas chlorination with sulfuryl chloride leads to 4-chloromethyl and 3,3-dichloro-4-methyl derivatives. The IR, PMR, and mass spectra of the synthesized compounds are presented.