[1,3‐Dihydro‐4‐phenyl(1,5)benzodiazepin‐2‐ylidene]malononitrile 1a was treated with formaline and some different primary amines to give the corresponding pyrimido(1,5)benzodiazepines 2a–d. Treatment of compound 1a with halo reagents yielded the corresponding pyrrolobenzodiazepines 3a,b. The reaction of compound 1a with active methylenes, bidentates, S,S‐ and N,S‐acetals afforded the corresponding spiro(1,5)‐benzodiazepines 4a‐c–8a,b, respectively.
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