Copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative amination of sp3 C-H bonds: efficient synthesis of 2-hetarylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones

Org Lett. 2014 Jul 18;16(14):3672-5. doi: 10.1021/ol501454j. Epub 2014 Jun 30.

Abstract

An efficient synthesis of 2-hetarylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones via copper-catalyzed direct aerobic oxidative amination of sp(3)C-H bonds has been developed. This tandem oxidation-amination-cyclization transformation represents a straightforward protocol to prepare 2-hetaryl-substituted quinazolinones from easily available 2-aminobenzamides and (2-azaaryl)methanes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amination
  • Catalysis
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Cyclization
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / chemical synthesis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Quinazolinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Quinazolinones / chemistry

Substances

  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
  • Quinazolinones
  • Copper