Palladium‐Catalyzed Amidation of Unactivated C(sp³)H Bonds: from Anilines to Indolines

Unreactive CH to attractive CN: A palladium-catalyzed intramolecular direct amidation of unactivated C(sp3)H bonds combines CH activation and CN bond formation into one efficient process. Under the optimized conditions, an extraordinary tolerance of functional groups was observed, and numerous indoline derivatives were formed (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.