Rh-Catalyzed Annulation of ortho-C-H Bonds of 2-Arylimidazoles with 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones toward 5-Arylimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines

A Rh-catalyzed unique and direct approach for constructing a series of 5-arylimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines in moderate to excellent yields from simple and readily available 2-arylimidazoles and 3-phenyl-1,4,2-dioxazol-5-ones was described. This procedure proceeds with sequential ortho-C-H bond amidation and cyclization, which represents a facile and straightforward pathway to access such frameworks.