A general palladium-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of 2-alkylbenzoxazinones from 2-bromoanilines and acid anhydrides.

(C), its (O)K! An efficient palladium-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of 2-alkylbenzoxazinones has been developed. By starting from 2-bromoanilines and acid anhydrides, the corresponding products were isolated in good yields.