Janssen Pharmaceutica Nv

Luc J Moens

Alfons G De Knaep

Eduard J Vreysen

Process for preparing enantiomerically pure imidazo[4,5,1-jk][1,4]benzodiazepin-2(1H)-thiones of formula ##STR1## starting from 2,6-dihalo-3-nitrobenzyl derivatives (II) and suitably N-protected 1,2-diaminopropanes (III) ##STR2## Novel enantiomerically pure intermediates of formula (III) and (IV) prepared in the course of the present process.

Process for preparing enantiomerically pure

Process for preparing enantiomerically pure imidazo[4,5,1 -jk][1,4]benzodiazepin -2(1H)-thiones of formula ##STR1## starting from 2,6-dihalo-3-nitrobenzyl derivatives (II) and suitably N-protected 1,2-diaminopropanes (III) ##STR2## Novel enantiomerically pure intermediates of formula (III) and (IV) are prepared in the course of the present process.

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