Abstract
Reaction of 2-mercaptopropargylquinazoline-4-one with various aryliodides catalyzed by Pd–Cu leads to the regioselective formation of 1-arylsubstituted-5H-[1,3]thiazolo-[3,2-a]quinazoline-5-ones.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the Research Council of Shahrood University of Technology for the support of this work.
Notes
aReaction reagents and conditions: 2 (1.3 mmol), 3a–i (1 mmol), Et3N (3 mmol), Pd(PPh)3Cl2 (0.03 mmol), CuI (0.06 mmol), and CH3CN (6 mL) at room temperature for 12 h.