“…Due to the diverse biological activities [12], synthesis of quinazolinone derivatives is a demanding task. Numerous synthetic methods have been developed for the synthesis of quinazolinone derivatives using silica sulfuric acid [13], gallium(III) triflate [12], MCM-41-SO 3 H [15], 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [16], molecular iodine [17], β-cyclodextrin [18], and metal-MWCNTs nanocomposites [19,20]. Most of these methods suffer from one or more of these disadvantages, such as the use of hazardous organic solvents, low yields, strongly acidic conditions, expensive moisture-sensitive catalysts, and tedious work-up procedure [21].…”