Abstract
The reaction of 5-acetyl-5H-dibenz[b,f]azepines with sodium-hypochlorite led to the 5-acetyl-10,11-epoxy-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenz[b,f]azepine (1). The lithium iodide induced rearrangement of 1 gave the keton 2 which was reacted with trialkyl-orthoformates leading to the vinyl ethers 3a,b.