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Condensation of 3-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine with ethyl acetoacetate in boi
ling xylene gave two isomeric 2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-9-nitro- and 2,5-dihydro
-4-methyl-6-nitro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-ones, the 9-nitro derivative therm
al rearrangement product N-isopropenyl-4-nitrobenzimidazolone and a non cyc
lic acetoacetamide derivative. At room temperature these reactants afforded
2,3-dihydro-2-ethoxycarbonyl-methyl-2-methyl-4-nitrobenzimidazole.