“…Oxamate 448 on heating in acetic acid afforded the derivative 449 , which on further treatment with acetic anhydride furnished 68% of quinazolin-4-one 450 . Ethyl 4-oxo-3-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carboxylate 450 can also be obtained in 73% yield directly from ester 448 without isolation of ester intermediate 449 by the action of acetic anhydride (Scheme ). , Compound 451 was obtained in 83% yield by successive acylation of hydrazide 145 with succinic and phthalic anhydrides in acetic acid (Scheme ).…”