Synlett 2020; 31(18): 1795-1799
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707248
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Electrochemical Synthesis of Quinazolinones by the Metal-Free and Acceptor-Free Dehydrogenation of 2-Aminobenzamides

Yan Yao
a   State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. of China   Email: qinghuteng@163.com
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Xiu-Jin Meng
a   State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. of China   Email: qinghuteng@163.com
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Qing-Hu Teng
a   State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. of China   Email: qinghuteng@163.com
b   Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. of China
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Yan-Yan Chen
c   Pharmacy School, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, P. R. of China   Email: chenyy269614@163.com
› Author Affiliations
We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21861006), Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (IRT_16R15), Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province (2016GXNSFEA380001, 2016GXNSFGA380005, 2018GXNSFBA281151), Guangxi Key R&D Program (No. AB18221005), Science and Technology Major Project of Guangxi (AA17204058-21), Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Special Talents (guike AD19110027), Guangxi Funds for Distinguished Experts and State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (CMEMR2019-A03), and Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Talents Program (AD18281035, AD18281028) for financial support.
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Publication History

Received: 02 June 2020

Accepted after revision: 26 July 2020

Publication Date:
19 August 2020 (online)


Abstract

An efficient approach has been developed for the construction of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones by the selective anodic dehydrogenative oxidation/cyclization of benzylic chlorides and 2-aminobenzamides. The method features acceptor-free and metal-free dehydrogenation of amines to imines; a subsequent intermolecular addition provides the products in moderate to good yields.

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