Anew homogeneous bromine(ÀI/I) redox catalysis is described, whichi sb ased on monomeric bromine(I) compounds containing transferable phthalimidato groups. These catalysts enable intermolecular CÀHa mination reactions at previously unaccessible aliphatic positions and thus enlarge the synthetic potential of direct C À Nb ond formation, including its application in the synthesis of alkaloid building blocks.T his aspect is demonstrated by an ew synthetic approach to aspidospermidine.Inaddition to the development of the catalyst system, the structures of the involved bromine(I) key catalysts were fully elucidated, including by X-ray analyses. Prof. Dr.K.MuÇiz ICREA Pg. LluísC ompanys 23, 08010 Barcelona (Spain) Supportinginformation and the ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this article can be found under: https://doi.Scheme 2. Synthesis of monomeric phthalimidato-bromenium catalysts 9a,b with defined BrÀNbonds. Scheme 3. Conditions for phthalimide deprotection (1), the retrosynthesis approach (2), and the unreactive neopentylic position (3).Figure 2. Bromine-catalyzed CÀHa mination:m echanistic context. Angewandte Chemie Communications 15893