Synthesis of substituted barbaralanes by electrochemical reduction of bridged 1,5-benzodiazepines
Abstract
Bridged 1,5-benzodiazepines, products of condensation of o-phenylenediamines with 4,6-dimethyl-bicyclo[3.3.1]nona-3,6-diene-2,8-dione, give barbaralanes on electrochemical reduction; the mechanism of the reduction has been elucidated and the valence isomerisation of the barbaralanes has been shown by variable temperature 1H n.m.r. analysis.