A mild and highly practical regioselective synthesis of imidazole and 2,3-dihydroquinazolinone
derivatives from 5-alkyl-4-hydroxyisophthalaldehydes with suitable substrates in acetic
acid is reported. Further exploration of the molecular diversity of 2,3-dihydroquinazolinone
is demonstrated by the synthesis of diverse pharmacologically relevant natural-product-like
scaffolds.
Key words
one-pot synthesis - regioselective synthesis - imidazole - 2,3-dihydroquinazolinone
- 5-alkyl-4-hydroxyisophthalaldehydes - nature-like molecules