One-pot annulations between 2-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone (1) and aldehyd
es or acetals give either 6,13-dihydro-6-azapentacene-5,7,12,14-tetrao
nes (4) or H-2,4-dihydronaphtho[2,3-d]1,3-oxazine-5,10-diones (5). The
se reactions constitute new examples of Hantzsch synthesis of 1,4-dihy
dropyridines and 6-endo-trig ring closures, respectively.