Rapid assembly of quinazolinone scaffold via copper-catalyzed tandem reaction of 2-bromobenzamides with aldehydes and aqueous ammonia: application to the synthesis of the alkaloid tryptanthrin?

RSC Advances Pub Date: 2014-11-03 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA10799C

Abstract

An efficient and practical procedure for the preparation of 2-substituted and 2,3-disubstituted quinazolinones was achieved through copper-catalyzed tandem reaction of 2-bromobenzamides with aldehydes and aqueous ammonia under air. Control experimental results indicated that this tandem reaction is triggered by a copper-catalyzed direct amination of 2-bromobenzamides with aqueous ammonia, followed by cyclocondensation and oxidative aromatization. As an application, this novel methodology provides a concise and practical one-pot route to the synthesis of alkaloid tryptanthrin.

Graphical abstract: Rapid assembly of quinazolinone scaffold via copper-catalyzed tandem reaction of 2-bromobenzamides with aldehydes and aqueous ammonia: application to the synthesis of the alkaloid tryptanthrin
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