| abstract |
The present invention relates to novel pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines compounds of general formula V as shown below, which are useful as potential antitumour agents and a process of preparing these compounds; particularly the present invention provides a process for the preparation of 7-methoxy-8-{n-[7-methoxy-(11aS)-1,2,3,10,11,11a-hexahydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]ben-zodiazepine-5-one-8-yloxy]alkyloxy}-(11aS)-1,2,3,11a-tetrahydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-5-one, with varying aliphatic chain length and its 2-hydroxy derivatives. |