Back
HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 1460570Generated: November 3, 2026

Urea → 2(3H)-Benzoxazolone, 5,7-dimethyl-

https://huagongshe.com/reaction/1460570

Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantUreaHCID 1176—
Reactant6-Amino-2,4-xylenolHCID 100530—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product2(3H)-Benzoxazolone, 5,7-dimethyl-HCID 1311758874.2%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature170 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-amino-4, 6-dimethylphenol (6.86 g, 50 mmoles) and urea (6.01 g, 100 mmoles) was heated at 170° C. for 1 hour. After cooling the resulting solid was dissolved in hot ethanol and recrystallized to give 6.05 g of the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05071863
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_12
ORD IDord-04ba2164edec41cd8864199d914bc99b
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_12