Oxazepines and thiazepines, XXIV synthesis of optically active 2,3-dihydro-2-methyl-1,5-benzoxazepin-4(5H)-ones

2,3-Dihydro-2(R)-methyl-1,5-benzoxazepin-4(5H)-one [(R)-3] and its enantiomer (S)-3 have been synthesized via the optical resolution and subsequent chemical transformations of (±)-3-(2-nitrophenoxy)butyric acid (1). Compounds (R)-3 and (S)-3 were converted into optically active 1,5-benzoxazepines (R)-7–(R)-14 and (S)-15–(S)-32.