Abstract A convenient and inexpensive one step methodology has been developed for the synthesis of linear and angular fused quinazolinones. The protocol, which uses amino heterocycles and o-bromo benzyl/naphthyl bromides as reactants, CuI as catalyst, Cs 2 CO 3 as base, l-proline as ligand, and DMF as solvent, proceeds via nucleophilic aromatic substitution of the N-heteroaromatic cationic intermediate followed by in situ aerial ...