The present invention relates to benzoxazinone compounds having a yellow
index less than about 0, and a sodium concentration less than about 50
ppm. This invention also relates to a process for preparing these
compounds comprising the step of reacting an isatoic anhydride with
approximately stoichiometric amounts of an acylating compound, where the
isatoic anhydride is purified by re-crystallization or other purification
methods.