“…2 Moreover, 2,3-dihyroquinazolinones are associated with several important biological activities such as anti-cancer, 3 anti-inflammation, 4 anti-bacterial, 5 anti-virus, 6 anti-tuberculosis, 7 anti-malarial, 8 anti-hypertensive, 9 anti-obesity, anti-psychotic, and anti-diabetes 10 . In this context, several synthetic methodologies have been developed employing metal-salts such as SmI 2 , 11 Ru-salts, 12 CuCl 2 , 13 SnCl 2 , 14 Sc(OTf) 3 , 15 ZnCl 2 , 16 [CpIrCl 2 ] 2 , 17 Pd(OAc) 2 , 18 CuO, 19 [Zr(DS) 4 ], 20 Ga(OTf) 3 , 21 TiCl 4 , 22 KAl(SO 4 ) 2 Á12H 2 O, 23a Al(H 2 PO 4 ) 3 , 23b [Ce(NH 4 ) 2 Á(NO 3 ) 6 ], 24 and metal nano-particles 25 of Co, Cu, Ag, In, La and Fe. Transition metals are expensive, unstable and often produce a considerable amount of metal wastes.…”