CuO nanoparticles catalyzed simple and efficient synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones and quinazolin-4(3H)-ones under ultrasound irradiation in aqueous ethanol under ultrasound irradiation in aqueous ethanol
A CuO nanoparticle-catalyzed one-pot process has engineered for the preparation of diverse quinazolinones from the readily available isatoic anhydride, aldehydes and amine or ammonium. For amine substrates the reactions afford 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones in aqueous ethanol promoted by ultrasound irradiation. However, the ammonium substrates undergo intramolecular electron transfer and rearrangement
InBr3-catalyzed approach to synthesize 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-onederivatives (3a–3aa) has been developed. Notably, all the products were isolated by recrystallization and the reaction is accessible on a gram scale. Moreover, the reactions only require 10–60 min. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anticanceractivity against four human cancer cell lines. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT