Domino Rhodium‐Catalyzed Alkyne Arylation/Palladium‐Catalyzed N Arylation: A Mechanistic Investigation

It takes two to tango: A domino multicatalytic synthesis of dihydroquinolines is realized, wherein the products of a rhodium-catalyzed arylation of alkynes are cyclized by a palladium-promoted CN cross-coupling (see scheme). The combination of catalysts with potentially exchangeable ligands is remarkable as each metal–ligand combination affords specific reactivity and selectivity. 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.