Access to 1-amino-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines via palladium-catalyzed C–H bond aminoimidoylation reaction from functionalized isocyanides

Efficient access to 1-amino-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines, through palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C–H bond aminoimidoylation of α-benzyl-α-isocyanoacetates, has been developed. Consecutive isocyanide insertion and C–H bond activation were realized with C–N and C–C bonds formation in one step under redox neutral conditions, employing O-benzoyl hydroxylamines as electrophilic amino sources.