Photoinduced homolytic decarboxylative acylation/cyclization of unactivated alkenes with α-keto acid under external oxidant and photocatalyst free conditions: access to quinazolinone derivatives

A green and efficient strategy for the synthesis of quinazolinone derivatives via photo-induced decarboxylative cascade radical acylation/cyclization of unactivated alkenes has been developed under oxidant and photocatalyst free conditions.