Abstract In a search for new methods for preparing 2, 4-diaminoquinazolines having a diversity of substituents in the benzenoid ring, it was found that the reaction of 2, 6- difluorobenzonitrile with guanidine carbonate gave 2, 4-diamino-5-fluoroquinazoline in excellent yield. Extension of this approach to other 2-fluorobenzonitriles, some of which were elaborated for the first time, showed that this reaction possesses considerable ...