The Baylis-Hillman acetates as a valuable source for one-pot multistep synthesis: a facile synthesis of functionalized tri-/tetracyclic frameworks containing azocine moiety.

The Baylis-Hillman acetates have been conveniently transformed into tri-/tetracyclic heterocyclic frameworks containing an important azocine moiety via one-pot multistep protocol involving alkylation, reduction, and cyclization sequence.