Potential anti-proliferative agents from 1,4-benzoxazinone-quinazolin-4(3H)-one templates.

A novel synthetic protocol has been developed for the synthesis of 1,4-benzoxazinone-acetylphenylallyl quinazolin-4(3H)-one hybrids 7a-n by employing Pd-catalyzed CH arylation in presence of 5-10% phosphine ligand in good to excellent yields and evaluated for their anti-proliferative activity against three cancer cell lines such as A549 (lung), HeLa (cervical), MDA-MB-231 (breast). Compounds 7d, 7f, 7l and 7n exhibited promising anti-proliferative activity with GI values ranging from 0.37 to 2.73 µM respectively against A549, HeLa, and MDA-MB-231, while compound 7f showed significant activity against MDA-MB-231 with GI value 0.58 µM, 7j showed significant activity against A549 with GI value 0.32 µM and 7l showed significant activity against HeLa with GI value 0.37 µM. This is the first report on the synthesis and in vitro anti-proliferative evaluation of 1,4-benzoxazinone-acetylphenylallyl quinazolin-4(3H)-one hybrids.