A facile synthesis of 3,4-dialkyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-ones and naphthoxazin-2-ones and their reactions with organolithium and Grignard reagents -: Preparation of N-[1-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)alkyl]amides

A facile and simple method for the preparation of 3,4-dialkyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-ones or naphthoxazin-2-ones in high yields from aminoalkylphenols and aminoalkylnaphthols is described. The reactions of the products obtained with organolithium and Grignard reagents were studied, and a method for the preparation of N-[1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)alkyl]-N-alkylamides, which are of pharmaceutical interest, from benzoxazinones was developed. A possible reaction mechanism is also proposed. The relative configuration of chiral products was determined from conformational analysis of H-1 NMR spectra.