A novel method for solid-phase synthesis of dihydroquinazoline derivatives
is presented. Polymer-bound 4-bromomethyl-3-nitrobenzoate and the correspon
ding amide are utilized as versatile precursors that undergo nucleophilic d
isplacement with amines followed by reduction and cyclocondensation reactio
ns to afford structurally diverse dihydroquinazolines with excellent yield
and purity. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.