Ma. Eissenstat et Jd. Weaver, TRANSFER OF ACTIVATION FROM INDOLES TO ALCOHOLS - A NEW METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF AMINOETHYLINDOLES, Tetrahedron letters, 36(12), 1995, pp. 2029-2032
Transfer of a sulfonyl group from an indole nitrogen to a beta-amino a
lkoxide generates an indole anion and an aminoethylsulfonate which rea
ct to give aminoethylindoles.