One-pot isocyanide-based five-component reaction: Synthesis of highly functionalized N-cyclohexyl-2-(2,4-dioxo-2,3,4,5 tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,5]diazepin-3-yl)-2-phenylacetamides

A new protocol has been developed for the efficient synthesis of structurally diverse N-cyclohexyl-2-(2,4-dioxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b][1,5]diazepin-3-yl)-2-phenylacetamides through a one-pot, five-component condensation reaction of an aromatic diamine, an aromatic aldehyde, an isocyanide, ethyl malonyl chloride, and water in dichloromethane with good yields, at ambient temperature, in the presence of MgCl₂ as a catalyst.