2-Amino-5-methylbenzoic acid（1） was acylated with acyl chlorides,then heated（together） with（acetic） anhydride to give 2-phenyl or 2-benzyl-6-methylbenzoxazin-4-one（3a3b）,while compound 1 was （reacted） with propanoic anhydride or trifluoroacetic anhydride to give 2-ethyl or 2-trifluoromethyl-6-methylbenzoxazin-4-one（3c3d） directly. Then,2-substituted 6-methylbenzoxazin-4-ones（3a3d） were heated together with formamide to afford 2-substituted 6-methyl-4（3H）-quinazolinones（4a4d）,which were（converted） into the title compounds（5a5d） via brominating with N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of （PhCOO）2.The structures of all the intermediates and final products were confirmed with ESI-MS,1H NMR and elemental analysis.
