Synthesis of Isoquinolines via Rh(III)‐Catalyzed C−H Annulation of Primary Benzylamines with α‐Cl Ketones.

An efficient Rh(III)‐catalyzed C−H activation and annulation cascade of primary benzylamines with readily accessible α‐Cl ketones was developed. This transformation provides an easy and robust approach to diverse isoquinolines under air with broad functional group tolerance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]