Dhr. Barton et Ws. Liu, OXIDATION OF 2-PHENYLHYDRAZONO-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE - A NOVEL RING EXPANSION REARRANGEMENT LEADING TO TETRAHYDRO-1,3-OXAZINE-2,4-DIONE DERIVATIVES, Chemical communications, (6), 1997, pp. 571-572
2-Hydroxy-2-phenylazo-gamma-butyrolactone 3a, prepared from oxidation
of phenylhydrazone la, either decomposes to form alpha-keto-gamma-buty
rolactone 2a in 80% yield or rearranges to tetrahydro-1,3-oxazine-2,4-
dione derivative 4a in 95% yield under different conditions.