Synthesis of new pyrimidine-fused 1,4-benzodiazepines was achieved practically in a single step by heating 1,4-benzodiazepines with formamide and POCl3 in a sealed tube. A plausible mechanism of the reaction is proposed.
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Shigeru Kobayashi (1975) studied this question.