%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis of 2,3-Dimethoxy-7-methyl-7,12-dihydro-6H-[1]-benzofuro-[2,3-c]-[1]-benzazepin-6,12-dione %A Yvette A. Jackson %A Karla-Sue C. Marriott %J Molecules %D 2002 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/70300353 %X Treatment of 5,6-dimethoxy-2-(methylphenylcarbamoyl)-benzofuran-3-carboxylic acid with PPA yielded 2,3-dimethoxy-7-methyl-7,12-dihydro-6H-[1]-benzofuro-[2,3-c]-[1]-benzazepin-6,12-dione. The analogous 2-[(5,6-dimethoxybenzofuran-2-carbonyl)methylamino]benzoic acid was resistant to cyclization, whereas 2-[(6-methoxybenzofuran-2-carbonyl)-amino]benzoic acid underwent cyclization to the corresponding 3,1-benzoxazin-4-one. %K PPA %K cyclization %K benzoxazinone %K benzofuro-[2 %K 3-c]-[1]-benzazepin-6 %K 12-dione %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/7/3/353