The first domino aza-Michael/intramolecular-Michael reaction employing acrylamides as key ambivalent partners for the synthesis of δ-lactams is presented. It has been shown that the desired reactivity is contingent to the presence of an N- [a]

A new strategy for the enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of benzoxazines involving an in situ generation of Hantzsch ester has been developed. Dihydroadducts were isolated in good yields (75–99%) and enantioselectivities (89–96% ee).