K. Kobayashi et al., The formation of quinolin-2(1H)-ones via electrocyclic reaction of o-isocyanatostyrenes generated in situ from o-isocyanostyrenes, CHEM LETT, (7), 2000, pp. 798-799
A convenient one-pot preparation of 4-substituted or 3,4-disubstituted quin
olin-2(1H)-ones from 2-isocyanostyrene derivatives, which involves mCPBA ox
idation to the corresponding isocyanate intermediates followed by electrocy
clization, is described.