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A novel and efficient Rh/O2 catalytic system has been developed and shown to catalyze highly efficient oxidative C-H activation/annulation reactions, producing a broad range of isoquinolinium salts with high turnover numbers (up to 740). Mechanistic studies provided strong evidence of facile oxidation of Rh(I) to Rh(III) by molecular oxygen facilitated by acid.
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