Jl. Romine et al., SYNTHESIS OF 3-HYDROXYPYRIMIDINE-2,4-DIONES - ADDITION OF ANILINES TOBENZYLOXY ISOCYANATE SYNTHONS TO GIVE N-HYDROXYUREAS, Synthesis, (8), 1994, pp. 846-850
A new method, the addition of N-benzyloxychloroformate to methyl anthr
anilate followed by base-catalyzed cyclization, has been employed to s
ynthesize the N-hydroxyquinazolinedione 1 and heterocyclic derivatives
. N-Benzyloxycarbonylimidazole is a useful synthon to prepare N-hydrox
yureas.