Abstract
Lead tetra-acetate oxidation of N-aminophthalimide gives trans-1,4-diphthalytetrazene, but in the presence of diphenyl sulphide the cis-tetrazene (II) is obtained, which on heating rearranges with nitrogen loss to give firstly the isocyanate (VIII) and then the benzoxazone (V).

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