New Pathway to the Synthesis of Substituted 4H-3,1-Benzoxazines

The intramolecular rearrangement of N-acyl-2-cyclopropylanilines by the action of protic acids gives substituted 4H-3,1-benzoxazines. The reaction proceeds in high yield through the formation of benzoxazine precursors, namely, the corresponding 3,1-benzoxazinium ions, which are stable in acid solution. N-Acylamino-2-alkenylbenzenes, in which the double bond of the alkyl chain is conjugated with the benzene ring, are capable of undergoing a similar rearrangement.