2,2,6-Trimethyl-5-phenyl-2H,4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one → Benzyl 2-methyl-2-(6-methyl-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4-oxo-4H-1,3-oxazin-3-yl)-propionate

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To a mixture of 2,2,6-trimethyl-5-phenyl-4H-1,3-dioxin-4-one (13.97 g) and benzyl 2-(N-methylenamino)-2-methylpropionate (13.8 g) was added 130 ml of xylene, and the mixture was refluxed for 2 h. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column to get the captioned compound (21.1 g).

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