Ethyl3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine-3-carboxylatederivatives 2 were obtained and isolated in low yields from the condensation of 2-aminophenol and ethyl 2,3-dibromopropanoate. They can be obtained by hydrogenation of ethyl 2H-1,4-benzoxazine-3-carboxylate in satisfactory yield. Using 2-iminophenol did not direct the condensation with ethyl 2,3-dibromopropanoate towards 2 but was fruitfull for the