The rate of the hydrolysis of 1,3-diphenylurea (abbreviated as DPU) in dioxane in the presence of triethylenediamine (TED) was followed by ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The rate of the reaction satisfied the following equation: v = {k(2)-k(3h)[H2O]}[DPU][H2O] + [k(4uh)[H2O]-k(3u)}[DPU](2)[H2O] + [k(3c)-k(4ch)[H2O]}[TED][DPU][H2O] + {k(5cuh)[H2O]-k(4cu)} x [TED][DPU](2)[H2O]. probable mechanism which involves a nucleophilic attack of the lone pair of the O-atom of water and of the N-atom of TED on the carbonyl C-atom of DPU, passing through an ion pair of quaternary ammonium salt, is discussed.