5-Substituted 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrimido[1,2-a]quinoxaline 6-oxides 1a-f were synthesized by ring closure of N-acyl-N¢-(onitroaryl)-1,3-propanediamines 2 with ethyl polyphosphate (PPE) or trimethylsilyl polyphosphate (PPSE) to the corresponding 2-substituted 1-(o-nitroaryl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines 3, followed by spontaneous heterocyclization. The method was extended to the synthesis of the homologous 6-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,3-diazepino[1,2-a]quinoxaline 7-oxide (1g).