Chem. Sci., 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D5SC05810D, Edge Article Chao Xu, Zhipeng Bao, Sufang Shao, Xiao-Feng Wu A cobalt-catalyzed approach to intermolecular carbonylative 3-acylation of heterocycles via C-H functionalization is described. This transformation enables the direct C-H acylation of indoles and pyrroles with alkyl halides. Notably, this...