Oxidative Rearrangement of Isatins with Arylamines Using H2O2 as Oxidant: A Facile Synthesis of Quinazoline-2,4-diones and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Activity

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/cjoc.201700280

A green and highly efficient synthetic method for the synthesis of quinazoline-2,4-diones with hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant has been developed. The reaction features the mild reaction conditions, broad substrate scope, metal-free catalysts, and sole byproduct water. A plausible mechanism for this process was proposed. Moreover, an antibacterial activity study was performed to evaluate the antimicrobial activities towards two Gram-negative bacterial strains (Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumonia) and two Gram-positive bacterial strains (Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus aureus) using the Broth microdilution method.