From di exo-norbornane-and norbornene-azetidinones 5 and 6 with aryl isocyanates, N- arylcarbamoyl-substituted β-lactams (9 and 10) were prepared. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by IR, NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis, in comparison with saturated methylene-bridged quinazoline-2, 4-diones (7a-b) prepared from norbornane- diexo-β-amino acid (1) with isocyanates and PPA. When heated with PPA, compounds 9 ...