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The selective isomerization of various terminal N‐Boc protected aziridines to enamides was realized using the highly reactive nucleophilic rhodium catalyst C with the Lewis acid LiNTf2 as co‐catalyst under moderate conditions. The reaction proceeds smoothly with only 1 mol% catalyst loading and excellent yields were achieved. An intermediate containing an enamide with a non‐conjugated terminal C=C double bond was detected during the course of the reaction, which isomerizes to form the thermodynamically favored 2‐amido styrene. Mechanistic insight is gained based on these observations.