A Versatile Synthesis of Substituted Isoquinolines

Lithiated o-tolualdehyde tert-butylimines were shown to condense with nitriles to form eneamido anion intermediates that were trapped in situ with various electrophiles, thus affording a diverse array of highly substituted isoquinolines, many of which are difficult to access by known methods. Further substitutional diversification was achieved by modification of the work-up conditions and by subsequent transformations. 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.