“…Elegant applications of this general methodology came from the groups of Williams, [6] Yus, [7] Fujita, [8] Grigg, [9] and us. [10] Based on our continuing interest in the activation of amines [11] and the synthesis of novel indoles, [12] we had the idea to apply the former methodology for the derivatization of this important class of natural products. As a result, the reaction of indoles with amines was studied.…”