Cycloaddition reactions of 1,3-benzothiazines—I. : Reactions of 2-phenyl-4-H and 4-phenyl-2H-1,3-benzothiazine derivatives with substituted acetyl chlorides

6,7-Dimethoxy-2-phenyl-4$\text{H}$-1,3-benzothiazine (1) and 6,7-dimethoxy-4-phenyl-2$\text{H}$-1,3-benzothiazine (2) react with substituted acetyl chlorides to give linearly, and new angularly condensed β-lactam derivatives (4,5). Heating of the latter compounds with hydrogen chloride in anhydrous ethanol leads to the formation of the corresponding 4$\text{H}$- and 2$\text{H}$-1,3-benzothiazinium chloride, respectively. The configurations of these compounds (the mutual positions of the substituents relative to the β-lactam ring) were determined by ¹H and ¹³C studies, also making use of the aromatic solvent-induced shifts.