Alkyl-and aryllithium compounds as well as lithium enolates of tertiary acetamides or acetates undergo cyclization with isothiocyanates (I) to give the desired benzoxazines in an operationally very simple manner. -(KOBAYASHI*, K.; HASHIMOTO, H.; KANBE, Y.; KONISHI, H.; Tetrahedron 67 (2011) 25, 4535-4538, http://dx.