Reactions of an indeno[1,2-b]indole and novel rearrangements of a dioxodibenz[b,f]azocine to derivatives of 5,12-diaza- and 5-oxa-12-aza-chrysene
Abstract
Oxidation of 10-benzylidene-5-methyl-5,10-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indole (2) gives the dioxodibenz[b,f]azocine (3), which reacts (probably via a transannular interaction) with hydroxylamine and with ethylamine to give oxa-aza- and diaza-chrysene derivatives (5) and (6); the X-ray crystal structure of (5) is reported.