Pyridyl-substituted 1,3,5-triazines were synthesized in good to excellent yields via an unprecedented one-step cyclocondensation of 4H-pyrido[1,3]oxazin-4-ones with amidines at room temperature or under microwave irradiations. The broad applicability was demonstrated by 33 examples with a variety of amidines and three different 4H-pyrido[1,3]oxazin-4-one chemical series. In addition, a one-pot process from 4H-pyrido[1,3]oxazin-4-one precursors (imide sodium salts) was developed and led to the desired triazines compounds, thus allowing a one-step economy in their global synthetic preparation. This approach provides rapid access to pyridyl (or pyridone)-substituted 1,3,5-triazines with high potential in various fields of application.

Site‐selective functionalization of arenes that is complementary to classical aromatic substitution reactions remains a long‐standing quest in organic synthesis. Exploiting the generation of halenium ion through oxidative process and the protonation of the nitrogen containing function in HF/SbF5, the chlorination and iodination of classically inert Csp2−H bonds of aromatic amines occurs. Furthermore, the superacid‐promoted (poly)protonation of the molecules acts as a protection, favoring the late‐stage selective halogenation of natural alkaloids and active pharmaceutical ingredients

Divergent Pd-catalyzed reaction cascades with various 1,3-diynamides yielding either 2-amino-3-alkynylindoles or 2-amino-4-alkenylquinolines were established. Omitting or adding TBAF (tetrabutylammonium fluoride) to the reaction of N,N-(2-iodophenyl)(4-toluenesulfonyl)-1,3diynamides with secondary or primary amines in the presence of KOH in THF and catalytic amounts of Pd(PPh 3 ) 4 completely changed the outcome of the reaction. In the absence of TBAF, 2-amino-3-alkynylindoles were the sole products, while the presence of TBAF switched the product formation to 2-amino-4-alkenylquinolines. Deuterium labeling proceeded selectively at the C3 and C11 positions of the 2-amino-4alkenylquinoline products and this suggests the unprecedented formation of [4]cumulenimines from 1,3-diynamides as reactive key intermediates.