Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization Reaction of o-Haloanilines, CO2 and Isocyanides: Access to Quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones

  • Wen Zhen Zhang*
  • , Honglin Li
  • , Yang Zeng
  • , Xueyan Tao
  • , Xiaobing Lu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones are core structural subunits frequently found in many biologically important compounds. The reaction of 2-​aminobenzonitrile and CO2, which was frequently studied, only provided N3-unsubstituted quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione compounds. Herein we report palladium-catalyzed cyclization reactions of o-haloanilines, CO2 and isocyanides to prepare N3-substituted quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones. Electron-rich o-bromoanilines participated in the cyclization reaction using Cs2CO3 at high temperature, and electron-deficient o-bromoaniline or o-iodoaniline substrates conducted the reaction using CsF as base to deliver corresponding quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione products in good yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)112-118
Number of pages7
JournalChinese Journal of Chemistry
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • carbon dioxide fixation
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • isocyanide
  • nitrogen heterocycles
  • palladium

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