s could be obtained in two steps. The aldehyde was prepared by a Suzuki reaction of 8-bromonaphthalene-1-carbaldehyde with ortho-pyrrolidinophenylboronic acid. Treatment of aldehydes with active methylene compounds afforded naphthazepines and novel benzazonine ring system, respectively, through rearrangement of isolable vinyl intermediates or benzo[de]quinolinium derivatives or without isolation of