First Total Synthesis of Trimeric Indole Alkaloid, Psychotrimine

The first total synthesis of (+/-)-psychotrimine, a novel trimeric indole alkaloid isolated from Psychotria rostrata, was achieved. In the total synthesis, the copper-mediated intramolecular and intermolecular aminations of halobenzenes, which respectively contributed to the construction of a pyrrolidinoindoline core and the installation of a third tryptamine unit, were used as key steps.