A convenient synthesis of 4-trifluoromethyl-quinolines from 1trifluoromethyl-prop-2-yne 1-iminium triflates and anilines in a one-pot two-step Michael addition/intramolecular cyclization sequence is reported. With ring-substituted anilines, a wide range of 4-CF 3 -quinolines bearing additional substituents and functional groups in the C-2, C-6, and C-8 positions were prepared, mostly in high yields. Even a 4-CF 3 -5-Me-quinoline could be obtained. From mono-Boc protected 1,4-and 1,3-phenylenediamine, 2-aryl-substituted 6-amino-4-CF 3 -quinoline and 7-amino-4-CF 3 -quinoline, respectively, were prepared. 4-CF 3 -benzo[h]quinolines were obtained from the mentioned acetylenic iminium salts and 1-naphthylamine. With N-monosubstituted aromatic amines such as N-methylaniline and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline, N-substituted 4-CF 3 -quinolinium salts and pyrrolo[1,2-a:3,4-c']diquinoline derivatives bearing two CF 3 substituents could be prepared.