Regioselective syntheses of 3-hydroxy-4-aryl-3,4,5-trihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2(1H)-ones and 3-benzylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones from arylglycidates when exposed to 1,2-diaminobenzenes

Abstract Representatives of two pharmacologically significant classes of compounds – 3-hydroxy-4-aryl-3,4,5-trihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2(1H)-ones and 3-benzylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones – obtained in reactions of 1,2-diaminobenzenes with methyl 3-arylglycidates in boiling acetic acid. Substituents in arylglycidates determine the direction of processes. Electron withdrawing substituents (NO2), halogen atoms (Cl, Br, F), as well as the absence of substituents, provide the formation of benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2(1H)-one derivatives, and electron donating groups (OMe, Me) contribute to the formation of 3-benzylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones. As a result, a new rare representatives of 3-hydroxy-4-aryl-3,4,5-trihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2(1H)-ones were obtained and a new method for producing 3-benzylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones has been proposed.