Abstract1,1‐Diaminobenzalazine has been recently reported to catalyze different types of Michael addition reactions; this organic molecule has unique characteristic features for bifunctional organocatalysis. Organocatalysts were shown to be useful in different aldol/cyclization cascade reactions, it is important to establish whether 1,1‐diaminobenzalazine can be employed in the aldol/cyclization cascade reactions. In this work, the synthesis of oxazolines with the help of organocatalyst, 1,1‐diaminobenzalazine, has been reported. This method is relatively more efficient, cost‐effective, and environmentally safe as it avoids the use of metal oxides as co‐catalysts.
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