Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Cyclization Olefination of N-Acetoxyl Ketoimine-Alkynes

N-Acetoxyl ketoimine-alkynes undergo Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative olefination to afford (2-acetoxymethyl)isoquinolines bearing an ortho-olefinated aryl group via a sequence that involves (1) Rh(III)-catalyzed alkyne cyclization with intramolecular 1,3-acetoxyl migration and (2) isoquinoline-directed ortho C-H olefination.