A facile synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-2-aryl-4(1H)-quinazolinones catalyzed by scandium(III) triflate

2,3-Dihydro-2-aryl-4(1H)-quinazolinones were prepared in good yields via condensation of o-aminobenzamide with aldehydes promoted by a catalytic amount of Sc(OTf)(3) under mild conditions. (c) 2007 Wei Ke Su. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.