Efficient
access to 8
H
-isoquinolino[1,2-
b
]quinazolin-8-ones
and phthalazino[2,3-
a
]cinnoline-8,13-diones through
cyclic amide-directed Ru(II)/Ir(III)-catalyzed
C–H bond activation, has been developed. Consecutive C–H
bond activation, carbene insertion, and condensation annulation processes
were realized, affording 8
H
-isoquinolino[1,2-
b
]quinazolin-8-one and phthalazino[2,3-
a
]cinnoline-8,13-dione derivatives in good-to-excellent yields under
mild conditions, with H
2
O and N
2
being generated
as the only byproducts.