with the seven-membered C-ring through intramolecular borrowinghydrogen reaction of 3-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-(1-indol-2-yl)-quinazolin-4(3)-one, in yields ranging from 31 % to 68 %. The reaction took place in the presence of cesium carbonate and DMF, using triphenylphosphine ruthenium chloride (PPh)RuCl as a catalyst and Xantphos as a ligand. Water was the only byproduct. Furthermore, pharmacological