Abstract:
An efficient iodine-mediated electrophilic tandem cyclization of substituted 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes with anthranilic acids under basic medium leading to iodo-1,2-dihydroisoquinoline-fused benzoxazinones is presented. Success of the protocol for the reaction of substituted 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes with 2- aminobenzamides to furnish isoquinoline-fused quinazolinones is also described.