“…[7][8][9][10] In general, cyclocondensation of o-phenylenediamines with carbonyl compounds is one of the conventional synthetic methods for the synthesis of 1,5-benzodiazepine derivatives. 11 A variety of catalysts, such as CeCl 3 -NaI/SiO 2 , 12 SmI 2 , 13 YbCl 3 , 14 MgO/POCl 3 , 15 zeolites, 16 Ga(OTf) 3 , 17 Amberlyst-21-Yb(OPf) 3 , 18 Ag 3 PW 12 O 40 , 19 boric acid, 20 fluorous aqueous emulsion 21 FeAlP-550, 22 iodine, 23 Ytterbium perfluorooctanesulphonate [Yb(OPf) 3 ], 24 2,4,6-Trichloro-1,3,5-triazine 25 and multicite solid catalyst 26 have been utilized for this synthesis. However, these protocols are related with some disadvantages like hazardous reaction condition, extended reaction time and also use of harmful catalyst and organic solvent.…”