“…Many of the synthesis methods of 1,5-benzodiazepines suffer from one or more limitations, such as long reaction times, occurrence of side reactions [13], severe reaction conditions, low yields, use of corrosive chemicals (e.g., HCl gas, trifluoroacetic acid) and hazardous reagents (e.g., pyridine, piperidine, halogenated hydrocarbon), high-boiling solvent (e.g., dimethylformamide), and tedious work-up procedures. Catalysts such as BF 3 -Et 2 O [14], NaBH 4 [15], ceric ammonium nitrate [16], PPA/SiO 2 [17], MgO/POCl 3 [18], Yb(OTf) 3 [19], AcOH under microwave conditions [20], NBS [21], polymer-supported FeCl 3 Sc(OTf) 3 [22], and ionic liquids [23] have been used to improve reaction efficiency. The main disadvantages of these catalysts are that they get lost in the work-up procedure, cannot be recovered or reused, and are highly toxic and expensive [24].…”