H NMR infers that iheyamine A exists as a mixture of tautomers that undergo intermediate chemical exchange on the NMR time scale. The intermolecular cross-Mannich reaction described herein is a viable alternative to metal-catalyzed cross-coupling strategies commonly employed to access 2,2'-bisindoles.
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