5-Chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid (I) was converted into methyl ester (II) using dimethyl sulfate and K2CO3 in acetone. The nitro group of (II) was then reduced with SnCl2 to afford aniline (III), which was protected as the p-toluenesulfonamide (IV) with tosyl chloride in pyridine. Alkylation of (IV) with ethyl 4-bromobutyrate (V) yielded diester (VI). Subsequent Dieckmann cyclization of (VI) in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide provided benzazepinone (VIIa-b) as a mixture of ethyl and methyl esters, which was decarboxylated to (VIII) by heating with HCl in AcOH. Deprotection of the tosyl group of (VIII) was carried out in hot polyphosphoric acid. The resulting benzazepinone (IX) was condensed with 2-methyl-4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (X) to give amide (XI). After reduction of the nitro group of (XI) to the corresponding aniline (XII), condensation with 2-methylbenzoyl chloride (XIII) provided diamide (XIV). Finally, ketone reduction in (XIV) by means of NaBH4 led to the target compound.

5-Chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid (I) was converted into methyl ester (II) using dimethyl sulfate and K2CO3 in acetone. The nitro group of (II) was then reduced with SnCl2 to afford aniline (III), which was protected as the p-toluenesulfonamide (IV) with tosyl chloride in pyridine. Alkylation of (IV) with ethyl 4-bromobutyrate (V) yielded diester (VI). Subsequent Dieckmann cyclization of (VI) in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide provided benzazepinone (VIIa-b) as a mixture of ethyl and methyl esters, which was decarboxylated to (VIII) by heating with HCl in AcOH. Deprotection of the tosyl group of (VIII) was carried out in hot polyphosphoric acid. The resulting benzazepinone (IX) was condensed with 2-methyl-4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (X) to give amide (XI). After reduction of the nitro group of (XI) to the corresponding aniline (XII), condensation with 2-methylbenzoyl chloride (XIII) provided diamide (XIV). Finally, ketone reduction in (XIV) by means of NaBH4 led to the target compound.

5-Chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid (I) was converted into methyl ester (II) using dimethyl sulfate and K2CO3 in acetone. The nitro group of (II) was then reduced with SnCl2 to afford aniline (III), which was protected as the p-toluenesulfonamide (IV) with tosyl chloride in pyridine. Alkylation of (IV) with ethyl 4-bromobutyrate (V) yielded diester (VI). Subsequent Dieckmann cyclization of (VI) in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide provided benzazepinone (VIIa-b) as a mixture of ethyl and methyl esters, which was decarboxylated to (VIII) by heating with HCl in AcOH. Deprotection of the tosyl group of (VIII) was carried out in hot polyphosphoric acid. The resulting benzazepinone (IX) was condensed with 2-methyl-4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (X) to give amide (XI). After reduction of the nitro group of (XI) to the corresponding aniline (XII), condensation with 2-methylbenzoyl chloride (XIII) provided diamide (XIV). Finally, ketone reduction in (XIV) by means of NaBH4 led to the target compound.