Heteroannulations of cyanoacetamide-based MCR scaffolds utilizing formamide

• Marios Zingiridis,
• Danae Papachristodoulou,
• Despoina Menegaki,
• Konstantinos G. Froudas and
• Constantinos G. Neochoritis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 217–225, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.13

• , they are used in a variety of commercially available drugs (Figure 1). Results and Discussion Design and strategy We envisioned applying the Niementowski quinazoline synthesis [25][39][40][41] (Scheme 1A) by employing three different heterocyclic systems as precursors, which have both an orthogonally

• of 2.0 Å was revealed, demonstrating potential of these derivatives in drug and material discovery. Conclusion In conclusion, we successfully combined the Niementowski quinazoline synthesis with nonisocyanide-based chemistry, thereby expanding and enhancing the scope of C1 MCR chemistry. That way, we

• pyrimidine scaffold. Representative fluorescence spectrum of compounds 5b (λex = 330 nm) and 6e (λex = 430 nm) at 0.2 M in DMSO. Molecular geometry observed within the crystal structure of compound 7b (CCDC 2376493). Strategies towards targeted adducts: A) Niementowski quinazoline synthesis utilizing

Synthesis of benzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-diones

• Ruben Manuel Figueira de Abreu,
• Peter Ehlers and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2708–2719, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.228

• -based benzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-diones C [65]. Furthermore, optical properties were analysed by UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. Results and Discussion Synthesis Our strategy for the synthesis of benzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-diones is based on a four-step sequence and relies on a combination

• combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4, concentrated under reduced pressure, and purified by column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate). 2,4,8-Trimethyl-6-(p-tolyl)benzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione (5a). According to general procedure, compound 5a was obtained as a brown solid in 99% yield

• ), 258 (9), 232 (9), 215 (10), 202 (8); HREIMS (m/z): [M]+ calcd for C22H20N2O2, 344.15173; found, 344.15193. 6-(4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)phenyl)-2,4,8-trimethylbenzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione (5d). According to general procedure, compound 5d was obtained as a brown solid in 92% yield (70 mg, 187 µmol

Synthesis and cytotoxicity studies of novel N-arylbenzo[h]quinazolin-2-amines

• Battini Veeraiah,
• Kishore Ramineni,
• Dabbugoddu Brahmaiah,
• Nangunoori Sampath Kumar,
• Hélène Solhi,
• Rémy Le Guevel,
• Chada Raji Reddy,
• Frédéric Justaud and
• René Grée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2592–2598, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.218

• this paper, we report a short and efficient synthesis of novel N-arylbenzo[h]quinazoline-2-amines. We have prepared a focused library of nineteen representative examples which have been submitted to cytotoxicity assays against a representative panel of eight cancer cell lines and several molecules gave

• dihydropteridinone derivatives were found as potent inhibitors of vaccinia-related kinase 1 and casein kinase 1δ/ε [5]. In addition, it is worth mentioning that closely related compounds like 2-(arylamino)benzo[h]quinazolin-4-ones [6][7][8] and N2-arylbenzo[h]quinazoline-2,4-diamines [9][10][11] are well identified

• scaffolds for bioactive molecules. Thus, it appeared interesting to explore novel molecules with extended aromatic units around this basic quinazoline core and our first choice was N-arylbenzo[h]quinazoline-2-amines with the general structure C as indicated in Figure 1. Very limited studies have been

Regioselective quinazoline C2 modifications through the azide–tetrazole tautomeric equilibrium

• Dāgs Dāvis Līpiņš,
• Andris Jeminejs,
• Una Ušacka,
• Anatoly Mishnev,
• Māris Turks and
• Irina Novosjolova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 675–683, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.61

• : aromatic nucleophilic substitution; azide–tetrazole equilibrium; 4-azido-2-sulfonylquinazolines; quinazolines; sulfonyl group dance; Introduction The quinazoline core is a privileged structure with a wide range of applications. Quinazoline derivatives exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities

• , finding use as anticancer, antimicrobial, antimalarial, and antiviral agents [1][2]. Furthermore, numerous 2-amino-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline analogs are extensively employed as α1-adrenoceptor blockers [3][4]. In recent years quinazoline-based OLED materials have also gained attention showing great quantum

• efficiencies [5][6][7]. Consequently, ongoing efforts focus on advancing methodologies for synthesizing established quinazoline-based drugs and acquiring novel modified quinazoline derivatives for pharmaceutical or materials science purposes. Aromatic nucleophilic substitution [8] or metal-catalyzed reactions

N-Boc-α-diazo glutarimide as efficient reagent for assembling N-heterocycle-glutarimide diads via Rh(II)-catalyzed N–H insertion reaction

• Grigory Kantin,
• Pavel Golubev,
• Alexander Sapegin,
• Alexander Bunev and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1841–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.136

• pyrazole derivatives (including indazole), benzimidazole, 1,2,3-triazole, indole, carbazole, indoline, quinazoline, and isoquinoline. Nevertheless, many heterocyclic motifs still remain beyond the attention of researchers. For example, glutarimides that incorporate tetrazole and 1,2,4-triazole substituents

Efficient N-arylation of 4-chloroquinazolines en route to novel 4-anilinoquinazolines as potential anticancer agents

• Rodolfo H. V. Nishimura,
• Thiago dos Santos,
• Valter E. Murie,
• Luciana C. Furtado,
• Leticia V. Costa-Lotufo and
• Giuliano C. Clososki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2968–2975, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.206

• -anilinoquinazoline; anticancer agents; N-arylation; 4-chloroquinazoline; microwave irradiation; Introduction N-Heterocyclic compounds are commonly present in pharmaceuticals, bioactive natural products, agrochemicals, and synthetic drugs [1][2]. Quinazoline, a benzo-fused N-heterocyclic framework (benzo-1,3-diazine

• ) with relevant biological activities, is recognized as a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry [3][4]. Among important quinazoline derivatives, 4-anilinoquinazolines have been widely investigated as antitumor agents because they can inhibit some receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) expressed by

• at C6 as substituents in quinazoline ring has been related to increased antiproliferative action of this class of compounds [28]. Therefore, we wish to report the preparation of a library of novel quinazoline-based antitumor candidates through reaction of 4-chloro-6-halo-2-phenylquinazolines with

The PIFA-initiated oxidative cyclization of 2-(3-butenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones – an efficient approach to 1-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolin-5(1H)-ones

• Alla I. Vaskevych,
• Nataliia O. Savinchuk,
• Ruslan I. Vaskevych,
• Eduard B. Rusanov,
• Oleksandr O. Grygorenko and
• Mykhailo V. Vovk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2787–2794, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.189

• chemistry, and this approach has already provided successful results in the view of reaching biological activity. Thus, angular pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolines of type 1 – analogs of naturally occurring vasicinone alkaloids bearing an isomeric linear pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazoline core [5][6][7][8] – demonstrated

• ring (especially with functional groups) is annulation of the latter moiety to the quinazoline ring. Thus, a series of 1,5-disubstituted pyrroloquinazolines 3 were obtained by a three-component Sonogashira-type coupling of 2-chloro-4-substituted quinazolines 4, propargylic alcohol, and secondary amines

• reaction proceeded with high regioselectivity as 5-exo-trig cyclization. The substituent in the quinazoline ring had virtually no effect at the yield or selectivity of the heterocyclization. Two pathways seem to be possible for the oxidative heterocyclization of quinazolinones 7 (see Scheme 2). The first

Synthetic accesses to biguanide compounds

• Oleksandr Grytsai,
• Cyril Ronco and
• Rachid Benhida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1001–1040, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.82

Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects

• Shivani Gulati,
• Stephy Elza John and
• Nagula Shankaraiah

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71

Synthesis and properties of quinazoline-based versatile exciplex-forming compounds

• Rasa Keruckiene,
• Simona Vekteryte,
• Ervinas Urbonas,
• Matas Guzauskas,
• Eigirdas Skuodis,
• Dmytro Volyniuk and
• Juozas V. Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1142–1153, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.101

• , bearing a quinazoline unit as the acceptor core and carbazole, dimethyldihydroacridine, or phenothiazine donor moieties, were designed and synthesized in two steps including a facile copper-catalyzed cyclization and a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The photophysical properties of the

• of the derivatives were in the range of 5.22–5.87 eV. The 3,6-di-tert-butylcarbazole-substituted quinazoline-based compound forms a sky-blue emitting exciplex in solid mixture with the acceptor 2,4,6-tris[3-(diphenylphosphinyl)phenyl]-1,3,5-triazine as well as an orange emitting exciplex with the

• ; quinazoline; Introduction Organic luminescent materials are extensively used in a wide range of optoelectronic devices. For the design of compounds, potentially exhibiting properties such as bipolar charge transport, delayed fluorescence or aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE), a useful strategy

Aldehydes as powerful initiators for photochemical transformations

• Maria A. Theodoropoulou,
• Nikolaos F. Nikitas and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 833–857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.76

• , giving selectively the C-2-substituted product in moderate to excellent yield (Scheme 27a). However, only traces of the product were detected employing benzoxazole. Six-membered heteroaromatic compounds, such as pyridine, pyrazine, quinazoline, and even carboline, in some cases fused to a benzene ring

Architecture and synthesis of P,N-heterocyclic phosphine ligands

• Wisdom A. Munzeiwa,
• Bernard Omondi and
• Vincent O. Nyamori

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 362–383, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.35

• the quinazoline ring (Scheme 17) and the phosphine was introduced via metal-catalyzed phosphorylation. The ligands were synthesized in eight steps with relatively good yield. The reaction between substituted nitrile derivatives 87 and anthranilic acid (88) catalyzed by sodium methoxide formed

Targeting the Pseudomonas quinolone signal quorum sensing system for the discovery of novel anti-infective pathoblockers

• Christian Schütz and
• Martin Empting

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2627–2645, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.241

• inverse agonists. This hypothesis was in accordance with a study made by Shanahan et al. who synthesized various other C-3 substituted analogs [75]. Ilangovan et al. discovered a quinazoline scaffold as another class of ligand-based hit compounds. Based on the C9-congener of HHQ several substituted 2

Synthesis of indolo[1,2-c]quinazolines from 2-alkynylaniline derivatives through Pd-catalyzed indole formation/cyclization with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal

• Antonio Arcadi,
• Sandro Cacchi,
• Giancarlo Fabrizi,
• Francesca Ghirga,
• Antonella Goggiamani,
• Antonia Iazzetti and
• Fabio Marinelli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2411–2417, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.218

• reaction of 5 gave intermediates 6; then, cyclization to 7 followed by elimination of trifluoromethane afforded products 8. Since the unique molecular skeleton of hinckdentine A is constituted of a 6-unsubstituted indolo[1,2-c]quinazoline nucleus [12][13], we planned to modify our previous procedures to

• 6a) was also isolated. Then, 9a was treated with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (DMFDMA) as a source of an electrophilic one-carbon unit at the formate oxidation level [26][27], affording 12-arylindolo[1,2-c]quinazoline 10a in good yield (Scheme 3). Based on this result, we tested an approach to

• acids 12, are summarized in Table 1. In some cases, 12-unsubstituted indolo[1,2-c]quinazoline derivatives 13 were also obtained as byproducts. Electron-rich arylboronic acids worked quite well (Table 1, entries 1, 3, and 4). However, an attempt to carry out the reaction under air, instead of under O2

Continuous-flow retro-Diels–Alder reaction: an efficient method for the preparation of pyrimidinone derivatives

• Imane Nekkaa,
• Márta Palkó,
• István M. Mándity and
• Ferenc Fülöp

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 318–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.20

• -chlorophenyl)tetrahydro-5,8-methano-4(3H)-quinazoline (1) was dissolved in acetonitrile (MeCN) and first the effect of the temperature was investigated. The results show that with 10 min residence time the best conversion value (86%) was obtained at 230 °C (Table 1, entry 4). It should be noted that at higher

Oxidative dehydrogenation of C–C and C–N bonds: A convenient approach to access diverse (dihydro)heteroaromatic compounds

• Santanu Hati,
• Ulrike Holzgrabe and
• Subhabrata Sen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1670–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.162

• alkaloids such as luotonin A, tryptanthrin and many more (Figure 1) [11][12]. Quinazoline derivatives work as potential inhibitors of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and tyrosine kinase receptors and also display antibacterial, antitubercular and antiviral properties [13][14][15][16]. Last but not the least

• heterocyclic precursors [63]. A variety of substituents were well tolerated on both quinazoline and on the appended aromatic ring to generate the desired compounds 48 in moderate to excellent yield. The reaction conditions involved refluxing of 2-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazoline 47 in chloroform for twelve

• combination of heterogeneous polymer-supported bi-metallic platinum/iridium alloyed nanoclusters and 5,5’,6,6’-tetrahydroxy-3,3,3’,3’-tetramethyl-1,1’-spiro-bisindane (TTSBI) facilitated a one-pot condensation and oxidative dehydrogenation of o-aminobenzylamine to generate quinazoline derivatives 79 under

A novel method for heterocyclic amide–thioamide transformations

• Walid Fathalla,
• Ibrahim A. I. Ali and
• Pavel Pazdera

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 174–181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.20

• , respectively. The 13C NMR spectrum of 2 also shows signals at 32.3, 30.9, 25.8, 25.5, 25.1, and 24.3 ppm due to cyclohexyl CH2 groups. Heterocyclic amides A1–13 used in this context were prepared as described in literature expanding simple one-step procedures to multi-step sequential reactions. Quinazoline-4

• -one (A1) [18] was prepared by Niementowski reaction by fusion of anthranilic acid with formamide at 120 °C for 5 h. A number of quinazoline derivatives A2–A6 [19][20][21] were prepared via sequential steps starting from easily available carboxylic acid chlorides. The acid chlorides reacted with

• reaction mixture was evapourated and ethanol was added successively to give the desired product C2. The structure assignment of the prepared heterocyclic thioamides C1–13 is based on 1H and 13C NMR spectral and physicochemical analyses. The 1H NMR spectrum of 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)quinazoline-4(3H)-thione (C5

Experimental and theoretical investigations into the stability of cyclic aminals

• Edgar Sawatzky,
• Antonios Drakopoulos,
• Martin Rölz,
• Christoph Sotriffer,
• Bernd Engels and
• Michael Decker

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2280–2292, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.221

• overview and selection of examples out of numerous compounds incorporating the aminal system as the essential structural feature. Especially the aminal-bearing tetrahydroquinazoline system is of great interest as a structure derived from the quinazolinone and quinazoline cores. These represent privileged

• ] (Scheme 2). Furthermore, copper-catalysed reactions or oxidation with sodium hypochlorite were also described to yield the aromatic quinazoline core [26][29][30] (Scheme 2). Besides all the oxidation reactions described, also reductive conditions applying NaBH4 onto the tetrahydroquinazoline-based aminal

Multicomponent reactions: A simple and efficient route to heterocyclic phosphonates

• Mohammad Haji

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1269–1301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.121

• phosphorylated quinazoline 203 through reductive elimination. A silver-catalyzed three-component reaction of α-isocyanophosphonates 206, ketones 205 and amines 204 under microwave irradiation to afford (2-imidazolin-4-yl)phosphonates 210 has recently been reported (Scheme 43) [81]. The yields of the products

A concise and efficient synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines through CuI-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylations

• Xinlong Pang,
• Chao Chen,
• Ming Li and
• Chanjuan Xi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2365–2369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.258

• Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China 10.3762/bjoc.11.258 Abstract A series of functionalized benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline derivatives was obtained in excellent yields under mild conditions through a CuI-catalyzed Ullmann N-arylation starting from easily available starting materials. Keywords

• : benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline; (bromophenyl)iodonium salt; copper catalyst; o-cyanoaniline; quinazolin-4(3H)-imine; Ullmann N-arylation; Introduction Nitrogen-containing heterocycles are ubiquitous backbones in natural products, medicine and organic materials. In addition, they are also important ligands for

• development of an efficient way to prepare various benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline derivatives is highly desired. Although some methods for the synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline derivatives have been reported quite recently [7][8][9][10][11][12], they often require complicated starting materials that

A new and efficient procedure for the synthesis of hexahydropyrimidine-fused 1,4-naphthoquinones

• Marcelo Isidoro P. Reis,
• Vinícius R. Campos,
• Jackson A. L. C. Resende,
• Fernando C. Silva and
• Vitor F. Ferreira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1235–1240, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.137

• ]quinazoline; microwave; naphthoquinone; 1,3-quinazoline; 1,3,5-triazinane; Introduction Quinones represent a diverse family of naturally occurring secondary metabolites [1][2][3]. Interest in these substances has intensified in recent years due to their pharmacological importance [4]. Heterocycle-fused

A simple copper-catalyzed two-step one-pot synthesis of indolo[1,2-a]quinazoline

• Chunpu Li,
• Lei Zhang,
• Shuangjie Shu and
• Hong Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2441–2447, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.254

• 201203, P. R. China 10.3762/bjoc.10.254 Abstract A convenient CuI/L-proline-catalyzed, two-step one-pot method has been developed for the preparation of indolo[1,2-a]quinazoline derivatives using a sequential Ullmann-type C–C and C–N coupling. This protocol provides an operationally simple and rapid

• strategy for preparing indolo[1,2-a]quinazoline derivatives and displays good functional group tolerance. All the starting materials are commercial available or can be easily prepared. Keywords: copper; one pot; synthetic methods; Introduction Indole motifs are important in natural products and

• Ullmann condensation is a powerful method for C–N coupling [24][25][26], especially the N-arylation of nitrogen-containing heterocycles such as indoles [27][28]. Indolo[1,2-a]quinazoline is a kind of tetracyclic compounds containing the indole motif that has been constructed by intramolecular [3 + 2

Facile synthesis of 1-alkoxy-1H-benzo- and 7-azabenzotriazoles from peptide coupling agents, mechanistic studies, and synthetic applications

• Mahesh K. Lakshman,
• Manish K. Singh,
• Mukesh Kumar,
• Raghu Ram Chamala,
• Vijayender R. Yedulla,
• Domenick Wagner,
• Evan Leung,
• Lijia Yang,
• Asha Matin and
• Sadia Ahmad

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1919–1932, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.200

• appeared implausible on the basis of prior observations, where no reaction of BOP with the free hydroxy groups of nucleosides was observed [23][25]. Our recent work on a two-step one-pot etherification of purine nucleosides, quinazoline, and pyrimidines, had led some interesting preliminary observations

Dimerisation, rhodium complex formation and rearrangements of N-heterocyclic carbenes of indazoles

• Zong Guan,
• Jan C. Namyslo,
• Martin H. H. Drafz,
• Martin Nieger and
• Andreas Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 832–840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.79

• . Keywords: E/Z isomerism; indazol-3-ylidene; mesomeric betaine; pyrazole; quinazoline; Rh complex; Introduction As a result of their biochemical and pharmacological significance, there has been a considerably growing interest in indazoles in recent years, which is reflected in several book chapters and

• . The dihedral angle C11–C12–C17–N18 (crystallographic numbering) was determined to be 0.5(2)°. This six-membered ring is almost perpendicularly twisted in relation to the quinazoline ring [N1–C10–C11–C12 = −92.65(17)°]. Conclusion The N-heterocyclic carbene of indazole, indazol-3-ylidene, displays a

Organobase-catalyzed three-component reactions for the synthesis of 4H-2-aminopyrans, condensed pyrans and polysubstituted benzenes

• Moustafa Sherief Moustafa,
• Saleh Mohammed Al-Mousawi,
• Maghraby Ali Selim,
• Ahmed Mohamed Mosallam and
• Mohamed Hilmy Elnagdi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 141–149, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.11

• the products. Finally, these compounds were used for the efficient synthesis of 6-amino-5-cyanonicotinic acid ester derivatives 31a,b, ethyl 4-amino-5H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylates 33a,b, 4-amino-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-g]quinazoline-9-carbonitrile 39, and 1,7-diamino-6-(N'-hydroxycarbamimidoyl)-3

• reacts with DMFDMA to form amidine 38, which undergoes cyclization in refluxing AcOH/NH4OAc to form the 1-amino-pyrrolo[3,4-f]quinazoline 39. We also found that 37a reacts with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in ethanolic sodium acetate solution to form isoindolone derivative 40 (Scheme 11 and Figure 13

• acid derivatives 31a,b, ethyl 4-amino-5H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylates 33a,b, 4-amino-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-g]quinazoline-9-carbonitrile 39, and 1,7-diamino-6-(N'-hydroxycarbamimidoyl)-3-oxo-5-phenyl-3H-isoindole-4-carboxylate 40. X-ray crystal structure of 9. X-ray crystal structure of 13a. X-ray