cyclisation of 2-aminobenzoic acids and arylaldehyde using I2 as a catalyst and an environmentally benign oxidant oxone. This method displays facile access to a diverse range of substituted aryl 4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones. This synthetic methodology has many advantages such as: (1) easy availability of starting material, (2) transition metal-free condition (3) use of an environmentally benign oxidant.