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8-Substituted-2,5-dihydro-2-(4-N-dimethylaminophenyl)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-benzothiazepines (5a-e) have been synthesized by reacting 5-substituted-2-aminobenzene-thiols (1a-e) with 4-Ndimethylaminobenzal-4-methoxy acetophenone (2) in dry ethanol saturated with hydrogen chloride gas. The products were tested for purity by tlc and characterized by elemental analysis for carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen and IR, 1H NMR and mass spectral studies.

In continuation of our studies [12] on the syntheses of 1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives having a p-Ndimethylaminophenyl group at position-2, a phenyl goup at position-4 and an ethoxyl group at position-8 which showed mild stimulant and antihypertensive activities, it was thought interesting to carry out the syntheses of a series of compounds having a p-methoxy phenyl group at position-4, a p-N-dimethylaminophenyl group at position-2 and a halogeno-chloro, bromo; alkyl-methyl and alkoxylmethoxyl, ethoxyl at position-8, in the 2,5-dihydro-1,5 benzothiazepine nucleus.

Results and Discussion
In recent years, one of the methods used for the syntheses of 1,5-benzothiazepines has been the reaction of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, such as chalcones with 2-amino benzenethiols.
The 5-substituted-2-aminobenzenethiols having substituents such as chlorine, bromine, methoxyl, ethoxyl and methyl (1a-e) were prepared by methods reported earlier [25,26] and p-N-dimethyamino benzaldehyde was reacted with p-methoxy acetophenone to obtain the chalcone, 4-N-dimethyl aminobenzal-4´-methoxyacetophenone (2).5-Subsituted-2-aminobenzenethiols (1a-f) and 4-N-dimethylaminobenzal-4-methoxy acetophenone (2) were dissolved in dry ethanol and mixed in equimolar quantities.Dry hydrogen chloride gas was passed into the reaction mixuture until it was saturated.The reaction mixture was then refluxed for about 3 hrs after which no further colour change was perceived.On concentrating the reaction mixture by distilling out ethanol, a coloured crude product was obtained which on re-crystallisation from dry ethanol afforded the title compounds (5a-e).
The prouducts 5a-e were tested for their purity by tlc and their R f , yield, melting points and elemental analysis were carried out (Table 1).In elemental analyses, the % of elements was found to be satisfactory within the permissible limits of error of their calculated values.
In the literature, 2-amino benzenthiol has been reported to react with α,β unsaturated ketones or chalcones to give a Michael addition type adduct [27], formed by the nucleophilic attack of the electron rich S of the thiol on the β-carbon atom of the chalcone, rendered electrophilic by a carbonyl group, when the reaction is carried out under milder conditions by using a neutral medium such as toluene [19,20].It has also been reported that a mixutre of intermediate and final products or only final products are obtained under acidic or basic reaction conditions.The Michael addition products, when isolated, were cyclized to obtain the final product thereby establishing the reaction product as formed in two steps, the Michael addition product is an intermediate which is subsequently cyclized to give the final product.We identified one product exclusively, based on our analytical and spectral observations.

Spectral Studies
Appearance of single broad absorption at 3440-3415 cm -1 (v N-H) and absence of absorptions around 3400-3100 cm -1 (two peaks due to asymmetric and symmetric stretching of NH 2 group), 1680-1650 cm -1 (v C=0) and also no absorption at around 2550 cm -1 (v S-H) indicated the absence of the formation of the intermediate.C-H stretching at 3050-3000 cm -1 , C-C skeletal vibrations at 1600 to 1430 cm -1 and absorptions at 2900-2800 cm -1 showed the presence of aromatic and aliphatic compounds.Also, bands around 1265-1245 cm -1 , 1035-1015 cm -1 showed C-O-C absorptions.The absence of absorption in the range 1615-1600 cm -1 , characteristic of C=N absorption in heterocyclic compounds [25] negated the presence of C=N in the compounds.Thus the IR spectra of the products (5a-f) indicated the absence of Michael adduct type product i.e. intermediate (3).
In 1 H NMR spectra of all the compounds two characteristic singlet peaks at δ 3.48-3.64integrated for three protons and at δ 2.76-2.4integrated for six protons indicated the presence of three methoxyl protons and six methyl protons of the dimethylamino group respectively.Two doublets, one at δ 5.6-6.0 (J=7-8 Hz) and other at δ 6.0-6.4 (J=7-8 Hz) were assigned to the C 2 -H and C 3 -H protons respectivley.The down field absorption of the C 2 -H proton is explained by its attachment to the electronegative sulphur, a phenyl group and a carbon atom having unsaturation with conjugation.A singlet 3H absorption in the spectra of 5c at δ 1.92 shows the presence of a methyl group.In 5d, an additional singlet of 3H absorption at δ 3.6 was assigned to the methoxyl protons at C-8.The presence of an ethoxyl group is indicated by the absorption in the spectra of 5e as a triplet of three protons at δ 1.2 with J=7 Hz due to methyl protons and a quartet at δ 3.5 (J=7Hz) due to the methylene protons.In all the compounds absorption as multiplets at δ 6.04-7.42 was assigned to aromatic protons.
In the mass spectra of the compound 5c having In the mass spectra of the compound 5c having a dimthylaminophenyl group at position-2, the molecular ion peak [M + ] was not observed at 402.Instead the peak at 282 (19.8%) may have been formed by the elimination of the dimethylaminophenyl fraction (120) at 282.Loss of a proton may result in the formation of an anion radical at m/z, 282 (100%) which is the base peak.

Experimental
All melting points reported are uncorrected.TLC was used to monitor the progress of reactions and to test the purity of the compounds on silica gel 'G' coated glass plates with solvent system, benzene: ethanol ammonia (7:2:1), upper layer).IR spectra (KBr) were recorded an a Perkin-Elmer infracord 577 spectrophotometer, 1 H NMR an a Jeol FT 90 MHz spectrophotometer using TMS as internal standard and mass on a varian Match-7 instrument at 70 eV.' methoxyacetophenone were dissolved in a minimum quantity of dry ethanol (10 ml).The reaction mixture was saturated with hydrogen chloride gas and then refluxed for a period of 3 hrs.Removal of the excess of solvent under reduced pressure gave crude solid, which on recrystallization from dry ethanol afforded the title products (5a-e). Scheme