Methyl 2-isocyanatoacetate → 1-(Carbomethoxymethylcarbamoyl)-4-hydroxy-2-pyridone

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A 2.49 g quantity of carbomethoxymethylisocyanate was added to a suspension of 2.00 g of 4-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridone in 60 ml of dioxane, and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 30 minutes. The solvent was distilled off, and ether was added to the residue. The precipitate thus formed was filtered, giving 2.20 g of the title compound in a yield of 54%.

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