Abstract The syntheses and characterisation of a series of chiral and achiral 2- (aminophenyl)-2-oxazolines and some related compounds is reported. All of the derivatives have been produced by a one-step procedure involving the treatment of isatoic anhydride (ie [2H]-3, 1-benzoxazine-[1H-2, 4-dione: 1) or its 5-chloro analogue with a slight excess of appropriate amino-alcohols. In most cases, anhydrous ZnCl 2 is shown to be an effective ...