2-Substituted-2, 3-dihydro-4 (1H)-quinazolinones were synthesized in high yield by condensation of 2-anthranilamide with aromatic aldehydes or ketones in refluxing water without catalyst. This protocol has advantages of high yield, simple work-up and environmental friendly procedure.
[Fard, Mohammad Ali Bodaghi; Mobinikhaledi, Akbar; Hamidinasab, Mahdia Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2014 , vol. 44, # 4 p. 567 - 571]