Palladium‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative ortho‐Aroylation of N‐Acetyl‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolines with α‐Oxoarylacetic Acids.

A mild, practical and efficient palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative ortho-aroylation of N-acetyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines with α-oxoarylacetic acids via C–H bond activation is described. This protocol provides efficient access to a series of C8-aroyl terahydroquinolines.