Isatoic Anhydride → 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one

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A 300 ml. flask equipped with a reflux condenser and a stirrer was charged with 16.3 g of isatoic anhydride and 150 ml of pyridine. They were stirred at about 50° C. to dissolve isatoic anhydride in pyridine. Then, 18.6 g of p-nitrobenzoylchloride was added in several portions over the course of about 10 minutes, and after the addition, the mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. The precipitated crystals were separated by filtration, washed well with water, and dried at 120° C. for 4 hours by a hot air dryer. The resulting crystals were recrystallized from toluene to give 21 g of 2-p-nitrophenyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one.

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