%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis of 3-Substituted 1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-ones %A Kyungjin Kim %A Volkman Steven K. %A Ellman Jonathan A. %J Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society %D 1998 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Qu¨Şmica, SBQ %X The preparation of 3-substituted 1,4-benzodiazepines by benzodiazepine enolate alkylation has been explored. Employing this approach, multigram quantities of benzodiazepine 1 have been prepared for animal studies to evaluate a new approach for the treatment of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). %K benzodiazepine enolate-alkylation %K systemic lupus erythematosus %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50531998000400010