A Simple and Efficient Approach to the Synthesis of 2-Phenylquinazolines via sp3 C-H Functionalization

A facile and novel approach to the synthesis of 2-phenylquinazolines was developed via a tandem reaction following sp(3) C-H functionalization. Twenty-five examples of 2-phenylquinazolines were obtained from easily available 2-aminobenzophenones and benzylic amines with good to excellent yields.