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2-Aminophenol readily undergoes highly selective Co(salen) catalyzed o
xygenation in methanol at room temperature resulting unexpectedly in t
he quantitative formation of 2-aminophenoxazin-3-one. The oxygenation
of substituted 2-aminophenols provides useful information to discuss t
he reaction path.