“…Hence, a new synthetic strategy was used relying on the versatile coupling of two building blocks (Scheme 2): the isothiocyanate derivatives 15a,n,o,v and the benzene-1,2-diamines 17a− m,q−u followed by intramolecular cyclization mediated by N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC) to provide the desired products 15 6a−v after removal of the silyl protecting group. 16 Isothiocyanate derivatives (15a, 15n, 15o, and 15v) were synthesized starting from reacting epoxides (9, 13n, 13o, and 13v) with sodium azide to afford (14a, 14n, 14o, and 14v), 17 which were subsequently protected with tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (TBDMS) 18 and then reduced using the Staudinger procedure to the corresponding amines 19 which upon reaction with di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methanethione provided the desired isothiocyanates. 20 In parallel, benzene-1,2-diamines 17a−m,q− u were prepared from substitution of 1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene derivatives 16a−d with various primary amines followed by reduction of the nitro group using zinc and ammonium chloride.. 21 Finally, compound 18 was prepared from 6f by a Mitsunobu reaction as outlined in Scheme 3.…”