By cyclization of 5-chlorosalicylhidroxamic acid (I) with 3-methylacrolein (II) by means of HCl in ethanol or acetic acid that gives 6-chloro-2-(2-chloropropyl)-2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-4H-1,3-benzoxazin-4-one (III), which is finally cyclized again with aqueous NaOH, or sodium methoxide in methanol