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The development of protocols for synthesizing quinazolinones using biocompatible catalysts in aqueous medium will help to resolve the difficulties of using green and sustainable chemistry for their synthesis. Herein, using I2 in coordination with electrochemical synthesis induced a C–H oxidation reaction which is reported when using water as the environmentally friendly solvent to access a broad range of quinazolinones at room temperature. The reaction mechanism strongly showed that I2 cooperates electrochemically promoted the oxidation of alcohols, then effectively cyclizing amides to various quinazolinones.

A K2S2O8-promoted oxidative tandem cyclization of primary alcohols with 2-aminobenzamides to synthesize quinazolinones was successfully achieved under undivided electrolytic conditions without a transition metal and base. The key feature of this protocol is the utilization of K2S2O8 as an inexpensive and easy-to-handle radical surrogate that can effectively promote the reaction via a simple procedure, leading to the formation of nitrogen heterocycles via direct oxidative cyclization at room temperature in a one-pot procedure under constant current. Owing to the use of continuous-flow electrochemical setups, this green, mild and practical electrosynthesis features high efficiency and excellent functional group tolerance and is easy to scale up.

The adsorption of 5-fluorouracil on B40 and its derivatives has been theoretically studied to provide some implications for the potential application of B40 in drug delivery.