The Friedel–Crafts aroylations of 2-and 4-methylanisole with isophthaloyl dichloride or pyridine-2, 6-dicarbonyl dichloride provide respective diones, which on bromination with NBS provide corresponding bisbromomethyl derivatives that undergo simple cyclocondensations with embedded cyclicurea-containing heterocycles, viz. benzimidazol-2 (1H)-one, 5-nitrobenzimidazol-2 (1H)-one, 5, 6-dinitrobenzimidazol-2 (1H)-one, uracil and ...