Abstract 1-Benzyl-tetrahydro-2-benzazepin-3-ones 4 were prepared by submitting the corresponding 1-benzyl-β-tetralones 3 to the Schmidt reaction. On the other hand, the rearrangement of the tetralones 3 by the Beckmann procedure gave 1-benzyl-tetrahydro-3- benzazepin-2-ones 5. The syntheses of some hexahydrophenanthro-azepines of types 10 and 15 are also described.
