Green chemical multi-component one-pot synthesis of fluorinated 2,3-disubstituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones under solvent-free conditions and their anti-fungal activity

A rapid one-pot solvent-free procedure has been developed for the synthesis of fluorinated 2,3-disubstituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones by neat three-component cyclocondensation of anthranilic acid, phenyl acetyl chloride and substituted anilines under microwave irradiation. The experimental methodology and microwave conditions described here are well established, allowing significant rate enhancement and good yields compared to conventional reaction conditions. The reaction is generalized for o-, m- and p-substituted anilines with electron-donating and -withdrawing groups to give quinazolin-4(3H)-ones. Synthesized compounds have been screened for their anti-fungal activity.