1. Synthesis of Pyrroles and Indoles Carbonyl condensations (c.f. chapt. 3) - Pyrroles Strategy a; Paal-Knorr synth. Not useful for indoles

2. Strategy b; Knorr synth. Strategy a and b combined; Hantzsch synth.

3. Strategy c

4. Carbonyl condensations (c.f. chapt. 3) - Indoles Strategy b -Reissert synth. - Modified Reissert synth.; Leimbruger-Batcho -Madelung synth.

5. Carbonyl condensations (c.f. chapt. 3) - Indoles Strategy a -Bischler synth. -Gassman synth.

6. Cycloadditions with 1,3-dipoles (c.f. chapt. 3) Reaction with isocyanide

7. Reaction with mesoionic oxido-oxazoliums Reaction with nitrenes

8. Synthesis from aminoalkynes JOC 2003, 7853

9. Miscellaneous indol syntheses Fischer indol synthesis Synthesis from pyrroles

10. Miscellaneous indol syntheses Bartoli synthesis Fürstner synthesis Pd-cat. couplings

11. Bioactive Indoles