The reagent-free C 2–C 7 thermal cyclization of a nonconjugated aryl–yne–carbodiimide yielded a dibenzo [b, g][1, 8] naphthyridine derivative, whose congeners are known to possess fascinating pharmacological properties. This is the first heteroaromatic compound prepared by the thermal cycloaromatization of “nonconjugated” aryl–ynes.