The inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reactions of 3-substituted indoles with 1,2,4-triazines and 1,2,4,5-tetrazines proceeded in excellent yields both inter- and intramolecularly. The cycloaddition of tryptophan with a tethered 1,2,4-triazine produced a diastereomerically pure cycloadduct.
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Benson et al. (1996) studied this question.