One-Pot, Multicomponent, Diastereoselective, Green Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazine Analogues

A novel green and efficient catalyst-free, mild one-pot, multicomponent synthetic strategy has been developed to construct substituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazine. This reaction proceeds via in situ formation of Schiff-base followed by base mediated alkylation with phenacyl bromide/substituted phenacyl bromide, finally leading to intramolecular cyclization to give a mixture of diastereomers with excellent diastereoselectivity (up to dr = 99:1), which were isolated as a single diastereomer in moderate to excellent yields (41-92%). Besides, this new versatile methodology provides a wide scope for the synthesis of different functionally substituted benzoxazine scaffolds and can be further exploited as building blocks for the synthesis of multifaceted molecular structures, especially for pharmaceutical applications.