Two diastereoisomers of 3-(diacylamino)quinazolinone 5 are separated and identified by crystal structure determinations which confirm; the presence of an N-N chiral axis: one diastereoisomer of enantiopure 8 reacts with racemic 1-phenylethylamine exclusively at the 2-acetoxypropanoyl imide carbonyl group and with kinetic resolution to give a 3.6:1 ratio of diastereoisomers of 10.