Direct access to 1,4-benzothiazine 4,4-dioxides and 4-oxides via a domino reaction.

The domino reactions of 2-fluoro benzensulfonyl acetonitrile and α-chloro oximes in the presence of Cs 2 CO 3 in aprotic high boiling point solvents have been achieved to provide isoxazole−fused 4 H -1,4-benzothiazine-4,4-dioxides via an unprecedented transition metal-free one-pot addition/cyclization process. The tunable synthesis of either isoxozolo-1,4-benzothiazin-4-oxides or their precursor 5-aminoisoxazoles can be controlled depending on the solvent selection. The observed products were characterized by means of (IR, 1 H, 13 C NMR and HRMS) and physical methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]