Synthesis of benzimidazolone derivatives based on 2-acylcyclohexane-1,3-diones alkoximes

2-(1-Alkoxyiminoalkyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones undergo at heating Beckmann rearrangement to give 6,7-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-4(5H)-one derivatives that under treatment with amines in acid medium are converted into 1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-benzimidazol-4-ones. In reaction of 6,7-dihydro-1,3-benzoxazol-4(5H)-ones with O-ethylhydroxylamine 4-ethoxyimino derivatives were obtained that treated with hydrochloric acid formed the corresponding N-ethoxybenzimidazolones.