Potential antidepressants. Synthesis of 6, 11??dihydrodibenzo [b, e] thiepin??11??yl 4??(dimethylamino??methyl) phenyl ketone and of some related compounds

…, O Matoušová, J Metyšová, M Protiva

Index: Metysova, Jirina; Protiva, Miroslav Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1989 , vol. 26, p. 1325 - 1330

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Abstract

Abstract Reactions of dibenzo [b, e] thiepin-11 (6H)-one (4) with 2-, 3-and 4- (dimethylaminomethyl) phenylmagnesium bromide afforded the tertiary alcohols 5a, b, c. The aldehydes 7 and 8 gave similarly the secondary alcohols 9a, b, c and 10c. Numerous attempts to prepare the corresponding ketones, especially by oxidation of 9a, b, c and 10c were unsuccessful. Only the oxidation of 9c with tetrabutylammonium chromate in ...