Phosgene → 1,4-Dihydro-2H-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one

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To a mixture of 2-hydroxymethylaniline (25 g), triethylamine (32 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (250 ml) was introduced phosgene generated from trichloromethyl chloroformate (12.2 ml) and active carbon at room temperature with stirring. After stirring for 1 hour at room temperature, the reaction mixture was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated. The resulting residue was recrystallized from diethyl ether-n-hexane to give 4H-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-[3,1]benzoxazine (22.3 g).

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