Application of a sequential multicomponent assembly process/huisgen cycloaddition strategy to the preparation of libraries of 1,2,3-triazole-fused 1,4-benzodiazepines.

A strategy featuring a multicomponent assembly process followed by an intramolecular azide-alkyne dipolar (Huisgen) cycloaddition was implemented for the facile synthesis of three different 1,2,3-triazolo-1,4-benzodiazepine scaffolds. A diverse library of 170 compounds derived from these scaffolds was then created through N-functionalizations, palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, and several applications of α-aminonitrile chemistry.