We report here the first investigation of the use of eucalyptol as a new solvent for organic transformations.

The synthesis of a new library of polyheterocyclic 11H-pyrido[2,1-b]quinazolin-11-one derivatives was investigated. Satisfactory conditions were obtained via sequential C–N Buchwald–Hartwig coupling and pyridine dearomatization. In this work, traditional solvents were replaced by the bio-sourced eucalyptol, confirming the interest in it as a green solvent in chemistry.