We developed an efficient method for the synthesis of 3-substituted 2, 3-dihydroquinolin-4- ones using a one-pot sequential multi-catalytic process: Pd-catalyzed allylic amination– thiazolium salt-catalyzed Stetter reaction cascade. Measurement of the initial rate of the developed sequential process revealed a significant increase in the reaction rate of the Stetter reaction in the presence of Pd (OAc) 2 and AcOH· i-Pr2NEt, the constituents of the ...