Phenyliodonium Diacetate Mediated One-Pot Synthesis of Benzimidazoles and Quinazolinones from Benzylamines

Room temperature ligand-free Cu2O-H2O2 catalyzed tandem oxidative synthesis of quinazoline-4(3H)-one and quinazoline derivatives

An efficient and simple copper catalytic system has been developed for the synthesis of medicinally important 2-substituted quinazoline-4(3H)-ones from 2-aminobenzonitrile and benzyl alcohol derivatives and additionally 2-substituted quinazolines from 2-aminobenzylamine and benzaldehyde derivatives. Mild oxidant H₂O₂ was utilized, providing excellent product yields. The molecular structure of one of the compounds was substantiated through SC-XRD. The versatility of the protocol was demonstrated through gram-scale syntheses.

Hypervalent iodine(iii) induced oxidative olefination of benzylamines using Wittig reagents

We have developed hypervalent iodine mediated oxidative olefination of 1° and 2° amines using 2C-Wittig reagents for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters.

Metal–organic framework mediated expeditious synthesis of benzimidazole and benzothiazole derivatives through an oxidative cyclization pathway

Herein, we report facile synthesis of various benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles by using the NH₂-MIL-125(Ti) MOF as an efficient oxidant-free heterogeneous catalyst with good yield.

Efficient Synthesis of Quinazolinones by Transition-Metal-Free Direct Aerobic Oxidative Cascade Annulation of Alcohols with o-Aminoarylnitriles

A mild and atom-economic method was developed for direct and efficient synthesis of quinazolinones through a transition-metal-free aerobic oxidative cascade annulation reaction of widely available o-aminoarylnitriles and alcohols. Air could be employed as an effective oxidant under mild conditions, generating water as the only byproduct. Possibly owing to the "cesium effect", the water-soluble base CsOH was found to be crucial in all key steps of the reaction mechanism. Because a wide range of substrates can be used to prepare substituted quinazolinones without contamination by transition-metal residues, this method may be of interest for application in pharmaceutical synthesis. Possible reaction paths were also proposed according to control reactions.