Domino C–H/N–H Allylations of Imidates by Cobalt Catalysis

The domino C–H/N–H allylation of aryl imidates was accomplished by a versatile cobalt(III) catalyst. In contrast to a tandem rhodium/palladium catalysis approach, an operationally simple cationic cobalt complex proved effective in the step-economical C–H/N–H functionalization of imidates to directly provide expedient access to decorated vinyl isoquinolines by kinetically relevant C–H activation.