The cyclization of m-anisidine (I) with 2,4-dimethoxyphenylmalonic acid diethyl ester (II) in refluxing diphenyl ether (270-90 C) gives 3-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-hydroxy-7-methoxyquinolin-2-(1H)-one (III), which is submitted to a new cyclization process in refluxing 47% aqueous HBr yielding 3,9-dihydroxybenzofuro[3,2-c]quinolin-6-(5H)-one (IV). Finally, this compound is esterified with N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl chloride (V) by means of triethylamine and dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) in DMF.