Three-component reaction of o-aminophenol (o-phenylenediamine), dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate and 3-phenacylideneoxindolines.

The acid-promoted three-component reaction of o-aminophenol or 2-aminoethanol with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate and 3-phenacylideneoxindolines in refluxing acetonitrile afforded functionalized oxindolinyl-substituted benzo[b]pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine or pyrrolo-[2,1-c][1,4]oxazine derivatives in good yields. However, using o-phenylenediamine only resulted in oxindolinyl-substituted 3,4-dihydroquinoxaline derivatives.