1,5-Benzodiazepines are synthesized
from 1,2-diamines and ketones
catalyzed by HY zeolite at 50 °C under solvent-free conditions.
This process offers an easy and efficient synthesis of substituted
1,5-benzodiazepines in high yields. The advantages of this protocol
are operational simplicity, nontoxicity, low cost, easy recovery,
and an environmentally benign nature. The catalyst is recovered by
filtration and reused six times without significant loss in its catalytic
activity. A plausible mechanism is also proposed.