Two-stage reaction of methyl anthranilate with aryl(alkyl) isocyanates in keeping with the quantumchemical calculations and XRD analysis resulted in 3-aryl(alkyl)quinazoline-2,4(1 H ,3 H )-diones that by treatment with alkyl halides, phenacyl bromides, esters and amides of chloroacetic acid were converted into the corresponding 1-alkyl derivatives.