N‐Unsubstituted indol‐2‐one and 3,4‐dihydro‐2‐quinolinone compoundsbearingspirocycliccyclohexanone/cyclohexadienonerings can be accessed through a novel, improved method entailing the key radical spirocyclization of easily accessible N‐methoxymethyl (MOM)‐protected 2‐iodoanilides derived from 4‐azidobenzoic and 2‐(4‐azidophenyl)acetic acid.