Herein we demonstrated an approach for the synthesis of 1,3benzoxazines through 1,8-Diazabicyclo(5,4,0)undec-7-ene (DBU) promoted annulation of geminal dibromoolefins. The key features of this work include good reaction yield, high regioselectivity, mild reaction condition, metal-free approach, and broad scope. Synthetic application for some of the products is extended to achieve α-bromomethyl Ketones (Phenacyl bromides) via ring opening sequence using stoichiometric amount of water and DMSO as solvent. We also successfully demonstrated the applicability to gram scale synthesis and one-pot strategy. This protocol serves as an alternative approach to the conventional reaction of αbromination of ketones.