Ss. Gandhi et al., SYNTHETIC ROUTES TO 1,5-DIHYDRO-5-OXO-4,1-BENZOXAZEPINES AND TO 5-OXOOXAZOLO[3,2-ALPHA]QUINOLINES, Tetrahedron, 51(48), 1995, pp. 13301-13308
The literature concerning phenacyl anthranilate, N-phenacylanthranilic
acid and phenacyl N-phenacylanthranilate is clarified. Phenacyl anthr
anilate is dehydrated to 1,5-dihydro-5-oxo-2-phenyl-4,1-benzoxazepine
by treatment with phosphoryl chloride; other examples of this reaction
are described. A preparation of 4-methyl-5-oxo-2-phenyloxazolo[3,2-a]
quinoline from N-phenacylanthranilic acid and propionic anhydride is r
eported.