2-Phenylcyclohexanone → 8-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazine-2,4(3H)-dione

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A solution of 2-phenylcyclohexanone (1.500 g, 8.61 mmol) and carbonisocyanatidic chloride (0.966 mL, 12 mmol) was stirred at 58° C. in a high-pressure vessel (75 mL) for 1 h. The temperature was raised to 130° C. and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture solidified. The solid residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate and washed with saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent was removed in vacuum and the oily residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel to provide 8-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazine-2,4(3H)-dione (415.0 mg, 1.689 mmol, 19.62% yield) as white solid and 4a-phenyl-4-a,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazine-2,4(3H)-dione (746.4 mg, 3.04 mmol, 35.3% yield) as white solid.

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