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).
D. W. Jones, J. Chem. Soc. D, 1970, 1084 DOI: 10.1039/C29700001084
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