CuX(2)-mediated cyclization of 2-alkynylbenzaldehyde O-methyl oximes in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) gave rise to 4-chloroisoquinolines in good yield, which underwent the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of arylboronic acids subsequently to afford the functionalized isoquinolines.
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Yu et al. (2009) studied this question.