In this work, we report ac hemoselective C(CO)À Cbond cleavage of aryl methyl ketones in the presence of molecular iodine. The in situ generated keto aryl fragment combined with o-aminobenzyl amines to give quinzolines through aC ÀH/NÀHo xidativet andem cyclization.V arious derivatives of quinazolinesc ould be synthesized in good to excellent yields under transition-metal-and additivefree conditions.In recent years, the functionalization of C(sp 3 )ÀHb ond has come into sight as an ew and challenginga rea in organic chemistry. [1] Apart from methyl arenes, aryl methyl ketones are the one which has been explored prominently among the exampleso fC (sp 3 )ÀHc ontaining moieties. In the case of aryl methyl ketones, the functionalization of the C(sp 3 )ÀHb ond has been scrutinized in two ways (Scheme 1). First, extensively ex-Scheme1.Approaches for C(sp 3 )ÀHf unctionalization of aryl methylketones.