2-Amino-4-methylbenzophenone has been used as starting reagent in the synthesis of:4-phenyl-7-methyl-2-(2′-pyridyl)quinoline and 4-phenyl-7-methyl-2-[2′-(6′-methyl)pyridyl]-quinolineN-tert-butyl-2-{3(R)-[3-(3-chlorophenyl)ureido]-8-methyl-2-oxo-5(R)-phenyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[b]azepin-1-yl}acetamide