“…18 However, despite a plethora of N -arylation reactions documented in the literature, the use of amides for the production of N -heterocyclic compounds via C–N bond cleavage is rare. 19 In continuation of our previous work on the synthesis of N-heterocyclic compounds, 20 we herein report the first CuI-catalyzed cascade cyclization/hydrodehalogenation sequence for quinazoline synthesis, in which acetamide and H 2 O are used as nitrogen and hydrogen sources, respectively (Scheme 1e). Importantly, this protocol provides an expeditious synthesis of deuterium-labeled quinazolines under one-pot tandem reaction conditions.…”