September 2009
One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of Dihydrobenzo- and
Naphtho[e]-1,3-oxazines in Water
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at 195ꢀC and maximum at 200ꢀC. The amount of heat
of polymerization for 3c is 289 J/g. The shift of the cure
exotherm to a lower temperature in case of 3c than that
of 2f is possibly due to the flexibilizing effect of the
ethylene bridge, which accelerated the ring opening
polymerization.
916, 814; H nmr (CDCl3): d 2.24 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.52 (s, 2H,
NCH2), 5.25 (s, 2H, OCH2N), 6.72–7.38 (m, 7H, ArH); 13C
nmr (CDCl3): d 152.2, 146.9, 130.9, 130.7, 128.9, 128.1,
127.4, 125.3, 123.3, 120.8, 117.1, 80.8, 51.3, 21.0. HRMS:
exact mass calculated for C15H14ClNO (Mþ): 259.0764; found:
259.0696.
6-Chloro-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e]-1,3-
oxazine (2f). Pale yellow solid; mp 67.5 ꢀC; mmax (film,
cmꢁ1): 2921, 2851, 1588, 1481, 1439, 1413, 1248, 1228, 1160,
In conclusion, we have developed a rapid, energy effi-
cient, and environmentally conducive one-pot process
for the preparation of dihydrobenzo- and naphtho[e]-1,3-
oxazines in good yields at ambient temperature. In com-
parison with reported methods for making these mole-
cules, the procedure presented herein avoids the use of
hazardous organic media and the reactions are run in
pure water, which is the cheapest and most harmless
solvent available. Finally, these green advantages make
the process more attractive for the synthesis of various
biologically important dihydro-1,3-oxazine molecules.
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1040, 942, 878, 815; H nmr (CDCl3): d 4.52 (s, 2H, NCH2),
5.26 (s, 2H, OCH2N), 6.77–7.39 (m, 7H, ArH); 13C nmr
(CDCl3): d 153.0, 146.4, 131.0, 128.9, 128.4, 128.1, 126.8,
126.1, 125.6, 123.2, 122.5, 118.7, 81.0,þ51.0; HRMS: exact
mass calculated for C14H12Cl2NO (MH ): 280.0296; found:
280.0770; Anal. Calcd. for C14H11Cl2NO: C, 60.02; H, 3.96;
N, 5.00. Found: C, 60.07; H, 4.03; N, 5.04.
8-Chloro-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e]-1,3-
oxazine (2g). Viscous liquid; H nmr (CDCl3): d 4.58 (s, 2H,
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NCH2), 5.41 (s, 2H, OCH2N), 6.81–6.92 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.03
(t, J ¼ 7.6 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.15 (t, J ¼ 8 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.24
(d, J ¼ 8.1 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.33–7.40 (m, 2H, ArH); HRMS:
exact mass calculated for C14H12Cl2NO (MHþ): 280.0296;
found: 280.0972.
3-Butyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphtho[2,1-e]-1,3-oxazine (5d). Dark
viscous liquid; mmax (film, cmꢁ1): 2924, 2853, 1578, 1465,
EXPERIMENTAL
All the chemicals were used as received without any further
purification. The products were purified by column chromatog-
raphy using silica gel (60–120 mesh size). 1H and 13C NMR
were recorded on Brucker 300 MHz spectrometer in CDCl3
and referenced to the proton or carbon resonances resulting
from incomplete deuteration of deuterated solvent. IR spectra
were recorded on Perkin Elmer IR spectrometer and mass
spectra were recorded on ESI-MS (micromass LCT, Water)
mass spectrometer. DSC traces were recorded by using 4–
6 mg samples in aluminium pan on Perkin Elmer DSC with a
heating rate of 10ꢀC minꢁ1 in nitrogen atmosphere. Elemental
Analyses were obtained from CHNSO Lab, University Science
Instrumentation Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi.
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1404, 1070, 913, 801; H nmr (CDCl3): d 0.90 (t, J ¼ 7.3 Hz,
3H, CH3), 1.32–1.39 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.56–1.61 (m, 2H, CH2),
2.79 (t, J ¼ 7.4 Hz, 2H, CH2), 4.09 (s, 2H, NCH2), 5.04 (s,
2H, OCH2N), 7.05 (d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.35 (d, J ¼ 8.4
Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.41–7.47 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.73–7.76 (m, 1H,
ArH), 8.11–8.14 (m, 1H, ArH); HRMS: exact mass calculated
for C16H19NO (Mþ): 241.1467; found: 241.5292.
2-(2,5-Dichloro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-naphtho[1,2-
e]-1,3-oxazine (6f). Pale yellow solid; mp 139ꢀC; mmax
(film, cmꢁ1): 2890, 1625, 1600, 1582, 1559, 1516, 1474, 1435,
1403, 1383, 1267, 1230, 1191, 1159, 1131, 1102, 1059, 1047,
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1008, 981, 950, 917, 857, 810; H nmr (CDCl3): 4.88 (s, 2H,
NCH2), 5.32 (s, 2H, OCH2N), 6.97 (dd, J ¼ 2.4 Hz, 1H,
ArH), 7.10 (d, J ¼ 8.9 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.29 (d, J ¼ 8.5 Hz,
1H, ArH), 7.35–7.40 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.47–7.52 (m, 1H, ArH),
7.61–7.69 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.78 (d, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, 1H, ArH); Anal.
Calcd. for C18H13Cl2NO: C, 65.47; H, 3.97, N, 4.24. Found:
C, 65.19, H, 4.27, N, 4.16.
General procedure for the one-pot synthesis of dihydro-
benzo/naphtho[e]-1,3-oxazines (2a-g, 5a-d, 6a-g). To a mix-
ture of aromatic alcohol (10 mmol) and primary amine (10
mmol) in water (20 ml), formalin (37%, w/v, 20 mmol) was
added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 25ꢀC for 30 min to
1 h. After completion of the reaction, the product was
extracted with ethyl acetate (20 ml, two times). The organic
layers were combined and washed with 10% aqueous NaOH
solution (30 ml, two times) followed by water (50 ml). The or-
ganic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated
under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by col-
umn chromatography on silica gel using ethyl acetate/heptane
as eluent to afford the desired product.
2-(2,4,6-Trichloro-phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-naphtho[1,2-e]-
1,3-oxazine (6g). Pale yellow solid; mp 122ꢀC; mmax (film,
cmꢁ1): 2891, 1626, 1599, 1516, 1469, 1382, 1334, 1229, 1157,
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1138, 1068, 1009, 953, 921, 880, 811; H nmr (CDCl3): d 4.85
(s, 2H, NCH2), 5.24 (s, 2H, OCH2N), 7.09 (d, J ¼ 8.9 Hz, 1H,
ArH), 7.38 (t, J ¼ 7.1 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.46–7.52 (m, 3H, ArH),
7.61 (d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.68 (d, J ¼ 8.9 Hz, 1H, ArH),
7.78 (d, J ¼ 8.0 Hz, 1H, ArH); Anal. Calcd. for C18H12Cl3NO:
C, 59.29, H, 3.32, N, 3.84. Found: C, 59.22, H, 3.57, N, 3.79.
General procedure for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2-
8-Chloro-3-(4-methylphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e]-
1,3-oxazine (2d). Brown colored viscous liquid; mmax (film,
cmꢁ1): 2922, 2851, 1615, 1574, 1515, 1461, 1378, 1240, 927,
818; 1H nmr (CDCl3): d 2.26 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.59 (s, 2H,
NCH2), 5.44 (s, 2H, OCH2N), 6.79 (dd, J ¼ 7.8, 7.6 Hz, 1H,
ArH), 6.91 (d, J ¼ 7.6 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.02 (d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz,
2H, ArH), 7.07 (d, J ¼ 8.3 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.19 (d, J ¼ 7.5
Hz, 1H, ArH), HRMS: exact mass calculated for C15H13ClNO
(MþꢁH): 258.0686; found: 258.0246.
bis(2H-benzo[e]-1,3-oxazin-3(4H)-yl)ethanes (3a-d). To
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mixture of aromatic alcohol (20 mmol) and ethylene diamine
(10 mmol) in water (20 ml), formalin (37%, w/v, 40 mmol)
was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 25ꢀC for
30 min. After completion of the reaction, the product was
extracted with ethyl acetate (20 ml, two times). The organic
layers were combined and washed with 10% aqueous NaOH
solution (30 ml, two times) followed by water (50 ml). The or-
ganic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated
3-(2-Chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo-[e]-
1,3-oxazine (2e). Viscous liquid; mmax (film, cmꢁ1): 2924,
2856, 1618, 1589, 1502, 1483, 1441, 1226, 1041, 971, 949,
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
DOI 10.1002/jhet