1807of 156.5-159.5 "C upon mixture with salicylic acid.The pH 10.5 extract after evaporation yielded 191 mg (75%) of a solid that exhibited an intense blue-green fluorescence.Recrystallization from chloroform-petroleum ether afforded 100 mg of crystals, mp 153.5-155.5 "C.For analysis the substance was recrystallized twice from chloroform-petroleum ether and dried in vacuo a t 60 "C for 3 h; mp 157-157.5 "C. Anal. Calcd for C11H110N3: C, 65.64; H, 5.52; N, 20.88; 0,7.95. Found: C, 65.76; H, 5.61; N, 20.88.This product (CllHllONB; 100 mg, 4.7 mmol) was dissolved in 6 N HCl(20 mL) and refluxed for 48 h. The solution was then brought to pH 14 with 6 N NaOH and extracted twice with 10-mL portions of ethyl acetate. Evaporation of the ethyl acetate layer yielded 35 mg (35%) of a solid identical with 3 prepared by the reaction of 2-hydroxybenzamidine and ethyl acetoacetic ester as described in this paper. Acidification of the base layer to pH 10 and extraction with ethyl acetate followed by evaporation yielded 50 mg of the starting material.2-Phenyl-4H-1,3-benzoxazin-4-one (1). The procedure described by Titherley2 was followed: decoupled C13 NMR (CDC13) 6 117.0, 118.3, 127.1, 128.0, 129.0, 129.9, 134.2, 135.4, 154.9,164.0, 166.9; 'H NMR (CDC13) 6 7.27-7.80 (m, 5 H), 8.20 (td, 1 H), 8.38 (dd, 1 H), 8.41 (dd, 2 H). Benzo[ 1,3]oxazin-2,4-dione 12. The procedure described by Kemp and Woodward* was followed: decoupled C13 NMR (CDClJ 6 1.32 (t, 3 H), 4.13 (4, 2 H), 7.30 (dd, 1 H), 7.34 (td, 1 H), 7.70 (td, 1 H), 8.08 (dd, 1 H).The preparation of 9,lO-propanothioxanthylium salts 1 is described. The novel bridged ring system of these salts is readily cleaved by nucleophiles to yield the open-chain derivatives 2. These readily undergo rapid solvolysis when substituted in the 9-position with an electronegative group. The potential use of a 9-oxygenated-9,lOpropanothioxanthylium salt as a protective group is discussed. (6) Muren, J. F.; Bloom, B. M.