Photo-triggered radical cyclization of arylethynyl quinazolin-4(3H)-ones to access difluoroalkylated quinolino[2,1-b]quinazolines
Haibo Yao,
a,* Qiyang Liu,
b Jinwei Yuan,
b,* Weixian Lv,
b Liangru Yang,
b Yongmei Xiao,
b Yuntao Xia,
b Dongliang Xing,
c,*

Abstract: A photoinduced cascade difluoroalkylation/cyclization reaction of unactivated arylethynyl quinazolin-4(3
H)-ones with ethyl iododifluoroacetates or iododifluoramides has been developed. This transformation enables the construction of difluoroalkylated quinolino[2,1-
b]quinazoline derivatives
via consecutive intramolecular dual cyclization processes. It features mild reaction conditions, a broad substrate scope and moderate to good yields.