A general and versatile strategy has been developed for the functionalization of the carbocyclic core of the isoquinoline. This regioexhaustive approach employs electrophilic halogenation as a toolbox methodology and delivers highly decorated intermediates that can be further elaborated toward medicinally relevant building blocks or natural products.
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